A funny, sympathetic antidote to worry from a Hans Christian Andersen Medalist
Billy is a bit of a worrier. He worries about hats and shoes. He worries about clouds and rain and giant birds. Most of all, he worries about staying at other people's houses. His mum and dad try to help, but still Billy worries...until a visit to his grandma's shows him how to overcome his fears with the aid of his imagination - and some tiny worry dolls.
Reviews:
. Children will appreciate that Billy's problems are solved both through the efforts of encouraging adults and through his own resourcefulness. A witty way to address the issue of ever-present childhood presentiments.–Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich
The story is slight, but the pictures are amazing. In counterpoint to the monochromatic worry scenes are pictures so vivid and colorful, they ease concern and spread cheer with each turn of the page. Children will enjoy looking at the multiplying personal dolls and may ask for some of their own. A short note explains their genesis. Ilene Cooper