Abbott the Worried Rabbit: A Rhyming Picture Book About Worry, Big Feelings, and Being Brave (Ages 4-8)

Some worries are so small you can barely see them. Some grow into clouds. Abbott the rabbit loves clover and dew and the gentle blue sky. But Abbott worries. And the more he hides each worry away, the bigger his little gray worry-cloud grows, until one morning it swells so huge it blots out the sun and he freezes on the path, too heavy-hearted to hop. Then along comes Sage, a slow and gentle old tortoise, with a secret about worries: they shrink when you say them out loud. One by one, Abbott names his fears, and one by one, the cloud grows smaller and lighter, until it is just a small puff he can carry. By the time he reaches the meadow school he had so dreaded, Abbott learns that brave is not never being scared. Brave is hopping forward anyway. Told in warm, galloping rhyme made for reading aloud, Abbott the Worried Rabbit is a tender story about worry, courage, and sharing big feelings, for children ages 4 to 8. A "Let's Talk" page at the end helps grown-ups and kids carry the lesson off the page.