God, I Feel Scared: Bringing Big Emotions to a Bigger God

Kids have big feelings, but none of their feelings are too big for God. In this picture book from licensed counselor Michelle Nietert and Tama Fortner, young readers will explore what it means to feel scared and discover how to manage their emotions in a healthy way.

Scared is a feeling that can be hard to face, but if we listen to it, we can learn things about ourselves. In God, I Feel Scared, children will discover that it’s okay to be scared and that God is with us in all things, including fear. With simple, accessible text, scared becomes an emotion that kids don’t need to avoid and instead something they can use to better understand themselves and grow closer to God. The bright, emotive art by Nomar Perez will draw kids in, and a note in the back provides tips and techniques parents and caregivers can use to help young children process their feelings in a beneficial way.

God, I Feel Scared teaches kids ages 4 to 8 how to:

• Identify the feeling of fear and recognize things that can make them feel scared
• See signs of fear in others
• Develop techniques to manage fear
• Embrace fear and new experiences without letting it overwhelm them
• Talk to God about their feelings

God, I Feel Scared is perfect for:

• Helping young kids develop positive ways to manage and name their feelings
• Children dealing with changing emotions, new experiences, or anxiety
• Family read-aloud time
• Supporting good communication and mental health habits at an early age

Check out the other picture book in the God, I Feel series—God, I Feel Sad.

A licensed professional counselor of 25 years, Michelle Nietert is the coauthor of the bestselling books Loved and Cherished and Managing Your Emojis, award-winning book Make Up Your Mind, and the Bringing Big Emotions to a Bigger God series God, I Feel Sad and God, I Feel Scared. A popular speaker on topics regarding mental health, faith, and parenting, she is a frequent guest on national television and podcasts and hosts the Raising Mentally Healthy Kids podcast. She and her husband, Drew, have been married for 20 years and have two school-aged children. Connect with Michelle at YourMentalHealthCoach.com.

Tama Fortner is an ECPA award-winning and bestselling author with more than fifty titles to her credit, including Simply Christmas and Easter Is Coming!. She has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Christian publishing to create inspirational books for children, teens, and adults. But her greatest accomplishments happen in a happy little home on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her family and a feisty little pup who is convinced he’s people too. To learn more, visit www.TamaFortner.com.

Nomar Perez was born on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, in the city of Ponce, and moved with his parents and five siblings to Ohio when he was ten. Nomar is heavily influenced by all types of media, most especially animation, puppetry, and computer art. He studied computer animation and painting at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and since then has worked as an illustrator on social expression products in the categories of humor, children's, and young adult. Nomar has also illustrated numerous children's board books and school publishing books.