Sam and his Spinning Thoughts: A Children's Picture Book About Anxiety Worry for Kids Ages 59

Some children's thoughts settle down at bedtime. Sam's climb aboard a carousel - and spin.A Built for Big Things book.Sam's thoughts spin like a fairground carousel - round and round, faster and faster, and never with happy things. What if I get it wrong? What if Mum forgets me? Worst of all is night-time, when the worries queue up one by one and telling them to go away only makes them spin faster.Then Mum gives Sam's spinning thoughts their name - anxiety, a worry brain that's only trying to keep him safe - and Grandad opens his shed and lifts down something small and very old: a little wooden box with a tiny carved star. It can't make the worries disappear. But it can give them somewhere safe to live, so they don't have to live inside Sam's head.A gentle, reassuring picture book about anxiety and worry, for every child whose brain likes to spin - and for everyone who loves them. Sam and his Spinning Thoughts shows young readers a simple, real-life trick they can try the very same day.Inside you'll find: - A warm, hopeful story about worries, courage, and a box that helps- Beautiful, full-page illustrations on every spread- A "Make Your Own Worry Box" activity so children can build their own somewhere-safe- A short note for grown-ups with caring, practical guidancePerfect for ages 5-9, for classrooms and bedtime, and a thoughtful gift for any child who carries their worries to bed.You don't have to carry every worry inside your head. You just have to find it somewhere safe to live.