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The Worries: Shara and the Really Big Sleepover

Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? 
 
Shara takes her role as a big sister VERY seriously. So when her mum goes on holiday for a few days, she starts to worry. About her mum, about her little brother Keita, about school, about staying with her granddad for the first time... it's a lot! 
 
Just before mum is due to leave, a set of funny, furry friends arrive to try and help. The Worries are back, only this time a new worry arrives to keep everything in perfect shape: Reece Sponsable. 
 
Bossy, demanding, and a little on edge, Reece totally takes over Shara's life. Because it's up to Shara to make sure EVERYONE is okay... right? 
 
The Truth Pixie meets Inside Out in this hilarious, highly illustrated new series, perfect for helping children gently work through their worries and concentrate on having fun.

Praise for Sohal Finds a Friend: Funny, sweet and very useful for opening conversations with anxious children

Jion Sheibani grew up in Brighton and now lives in Paris with her family, where she runs a language school. She is a self-taught illustrator and studied English literature at Oxford University. Jion's first picture book, Lily &amp; The Polar Bears, was published in 2018. Shara is her third book in The Worries series.

Shara takes her role as a big sister VERY seriously. So when her mum goes on holiday for a few days, she starts to worry. About her mum, about her little brother Keita, about school, about staying with her granddad for the first time... 
 
Just before mum is due to leave, a set of funny, furry friends arrive to try and help. The Worries are back, only this time a new and grown-up worry arrives to keep everything is perfect shape: Reece Sponsable. Bossy, demanding, and a little on edge, Reece Sponsible totally takes over Shara's life. Because it's up to Shara to make sure EVERYONE is okay... right?

The Worries: Jaz and the New Baby

The Truth Pixie meets Pixar's Inside Out in this hilarious, heartfelt and highly illustrated new series, perfect for helping children gently work through their worries and anxieties. 
 
Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? 
 
Jazmin's mum is about to have a baby and Jaz is SO excited! She's been waiting forever to be a big sister and knows she's going to be brilliant at it. Okay, it might mean some changes to their family, but Jaz is sure everything will be just fine. 
 
So imagine her surprise when a host of furry, fretful friends arrive to cause some serious mischief. That's right, it's the Worries - gloomy Loner, nervous Change, pushy Jealousy and DJ Disaster, always waiting for something to go wrong. 
 
Jaz tries her best to keep her worries to herself, but with her birthday party coming up fast, they seem set on turning her into the Worst Sister EVER! 
 
This heartwarming story is ideal for older siblings expecting a new baby brother or sister. 
 
Perfect to help them connect with the new arrival and highlight any worries they may have!

Funny, sweet and very useful for opening conversations with anxious children, it is great for reading aloud

Jion Sheibani grew up in Brighton and now lives in Paris with her family. She is a self-taught illustrator and studied English literature at Oxford University. One of her very first jobs was as an intern to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas in the European Parliament, and working on green issues definitely influenced Jion's first picture book, Lily &amp; The Polar Bears. Jion was a teacher at Sciences Po and ENSAE in Paris before opening her own language school for children.

Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? 
 
Jazmin's mum is about to have a baby and Jaz is SO excited! She's been waiting forever to be a big sister and knows she's going to be brilliant at it. Okay, it might mean some changes to their family, but Jaz is sure everything will be just fine. 
 
So imagine her surprise when a host of furry, fretful friends arrive to cause some serious mischief. That's right, it's the Worries - gloomy Loner, nervous Change, pushy Jealousy and DJ Disaster, always waiting for something to go wrong. Jaz tries her best to keep her worries to herself, but with her birthday party coming up fast, they seem set on turning her into the Worst Sister EVER!

The Worries: Sohal Finds a Friend

'Funny, sweet and very useful for opening conversations with anxious children' - Guardian 
 
Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? 
 
Sohal worries about a lot of things: the dark, mutant sheep, being alone - you name it, he worries about it! So one night he tries drawing his worries to make himself feel better - and somehow they look a lot less worrying once they're scribbled down. 
 
But then imagine Sohal's surprise when he wakes up the next morning to find a set of funny, furry friends at the end of his bed! 
 
His worries have come to life, and it's not long before Hurt, Fail, Anger, Big and Alone have turned his world upside down. Now it's up to Sohal to work out how to keep his worries under control - and have some serious fun while he's at it! 
 
The Truth Pixie meets Inside Out in this hilarious, highly illustrated new series, perfect for helping children gently work through their worries and concentrate on having fun.

Jion Sheibani grew up in Brighton and now lives in Paris with her family. She is a self-taught illustrator and studied English literature at Oxford University. One of her very first jobs was as an intern to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas in the European Parliament, and working on green issues definitely influenced Jion's first picture book, Lily & The Polar Bears. Jion was a teacher at Sciences Po and ENSAE in Paris before opening her own language school for children.

Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? 
 
Sohal worries about a lot of things - the dark, mutant sheep, not having any friends - you name it, he worries about it. So one night he draws his worries to make himself feel better. They might feel like monsters in his head - but they look a lot less worrying drawn on a page . . . 
 
Imagine Sohal's surprise when he wakes up the next morning, and finds a set of fretful furry friends at the end of his bed! His worries have come to life, and it's not long before Hurt, Fail, Anger, Big and Alone have turned his world upside down. Now it's up to Sohal to work out how to manage his worries - and have lots of fun while he's doing it!

Jion Sheibani

Leo has always been a very happy little boy. But when his beloved Nana dies, he feels very sad. And very worried. What if something happens to him - or his mum and dad? And what if he begins to forget Nana? Mum and Dad say Leo's feelings are normal - but they don't feel very normal to Leo. 
 
The last thing Leo thinks he needs is a bunch of fretful furry monsters causing chaos - it's the Worries! But sometimes, Worries are good. Sometimes, they show us that our feelings might be sad and strange, but by paying attention to them, they can help us heal.

Jion Sheibani

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