Jacks Worry - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406367796 ISBN 13: 9781406367799

Publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006

Synopsis

In his playful and expressive style, Zuppardi explores issues of confidence, anxiety and fear and offers readers just what is needed to shrink a Worry right down to size. Jack loves playing the trumpet and for weeks heâ€s been looking forward to taking part in his first concert. But on the morning of the big day, Jack finds that he has a Worry. And his Worry starts to grow. Even when Jackâ€s mum calls him for a special breakfast, even when he hides under the bed or runs around the garden, his Worry follows him ... and keeps growing, bigger and bigger. Suddenly, when itâ€s almost time to leave for the concert, Jack finds itâ€s all too much... An inspiring and reassuring book for anyone whoâ€s ever lacked confidence or been afraid of failing at something new.Please ask if you need a specific version. The data provided here may not be correct. With buying and not asking you are accepting the book as is.

About this title

About the Author

Sam Zuppardi is the author-illustrator of The Nowhere Box as well as the illustrator of the picture book Nobody's Perfect by David Elliot. When not illustrating children's books, Sam Zuppardi is training to be a child and adolescent psychotherapist. He lives in York, England.

Review

Zappardi successfully describes a universal fear and provides a simple mind-set that even a preschooler can use to help overcome that fear.
—School Library Journal

Ideal antidote for anxious kids facing their own Worries.
—Kirkus Reviews

Performing in a first musical concert can be a nerve-wracking experience, as Zuppardi has artfully visualized...The acrylic-and-pencil illustrations truly transmit the amorphous nature of worrying, using convincing facial and body language, followed by huge happy smiles portraying a joyful resolution.
—Booklist

Zuppardi’s scribbly pencils and expressive bursts of paint readily capture the big, intense emotions Jack is feeling.
—Publishers Weekly

This book will appeal to young readers. The simple pencil drawings add to the effect of the emotional nuances, and the text is simple yet comforting for a child. It will be a great lap read!
—School Library Connection

Jack’s Worry is about a boy who loves playing the trumpet but can’t seem to shake his nervousness at his first concert. The story is a perfect way to teach kids about anxiety or reassure them after stressful situations.
—Parents Magazine

A delightful, spot-on story about addressing fear and conquering it, children will readily identify with this book and gain wisdom and encouragement from it.
—Books to Borrow...Books to Buy (Kendal A. Rautzhan column)

Illustrated with cartoon-like pencil drawings colored with acrylic paint, this book reminds readers of all ages that it’s all right to make mistakes.
—Literacy Daily

Edition details

• Publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406367796
• ISBN 13: 9781406367799
• Binding: Hardcover