A beautiful story about learning to manage your worries.
Lou is the Head of Oxford Children's Books and has worked in
publishing for many years. The Worry Jar is her debut picture book
and was inspired by her love of collecting pebbles at the beach and
by her daughter, who is now rather more grown up than Frida is in
the story! Jenny graduated with distinction from the MA in
Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2019.
She is an avid sketch-booker and draws every day. She lives in
Leeds. The Worry
Jar is Jenny's debut
picture book.
*Recommended by the BookTrust - March 2023*
"Wonderful illustrations partner the text and together they help
the reader to see the enormity of Frida's feelings. The colourful
energy of the pictures also express the joy that life can bring
when worries are overcome… This book would be a good addition to
any reading for pleasure collection. It could be used within circle
time and PSHE to discuss the different ways to manage times of
worry, but also how to be courageous when you feel so like the
world starts to feel overwhelming."
*Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves, Just Imagine*
"I love this book!"
*Craig Barr-Green, Author of A Christmas in Cornwall*
"Managing worries is hard for everyone but it can seem like a
mountain to climb for little ones so help build their confidence
and teach them a simple but effective coping method with this
heartwarming and uplifting story. With John's cleverly created and
gentle story, and Bloomfield's beautifully observed illustrations
bringing Frida's feelings and experiences vividly to life, this is
a must-have book for school, nursery, and home."
*Pam Norfolk, The Lancashire Post*
"Frida feels so weighed down by her worries that when she's at the
swimming pool, she's afraid she might sink. Her grandmother teaches
her to put pebbles in a jar, one for every worry, in order to
contain them. This picture book presents a salutary coping
technique for the anxiety-prone."
*The Financial Times*
"A beautifully illustrated, uplifting story about a little girl who
learns how to cope with her big worries."
*Naomi Jones, bestselling author of The Perfect Fit and One More
Try*
"This is a picture book for anyone who worries, or who might. It is
about Frida, who frets about everything and collects pebbles that
represent her anxieties. Her funny, kind, jam-making grandmother
gives her a big jar to put the pebbles in and keep the worries
contained. It has a very happy resolution in which Frida finds
freedom and courage. The story is helpful and touching, and
expressed with clarity and succinctness, but the images - of the
classroom, the park, the swimming pool, the garden and the road to
school - make this special: charming, well observed and simply
expressive, as well as beautifully composed and textured. The
colours, though varied - notably turquoise, orange and pink - are
muted, and although the book has joyous moments, the overall effect
is calming."
*Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times*
"With John's cleverly created and gentle story, and Bloomfield's
beautifully observed illustrations bringing Frida's feelings and
experiences vividly to life, this is a must-have book for school,
nursery and home."
*Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Post*
"This is a wonderfully heart-warming story designed to gently
support children (and adults!) and help them to understand that
everyone has worries. The illustrations are stunning, perfectly
portraying the emotions of Frida throughout. It would be a
brilliant book to read with any children that are anxious or upset
about starting or returning to school in September or for any child
who feels worried about anything."
*Mini Travellers*
"A lovely book for Grannies to read to their very own grandchildren
with big worries...The illustrations are full of soft, chalky
colours and match the gentle text beautifully. 4 stars."
*Books for Keeps*
"This sweet and sensitive story, exploring the worries that little
ones can have, is a sympathetic exploration of feelings."
*BookTrust*
"This sensitively written picture book explores how a young girl
learns to manage her worries. Jenny Bloomfield's beautifully
observed illustrations bring Frida's feelings and experiences
vividly to life."
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