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A children's book about anxiety that gives the worry a shape.
Telling an anxious child there is nothing to worry about makes the worry louder — they hear that they are not being believed. The books that help do the opposite: they take the worry seriously, give it a shape the child can hold and look at, then make it small and portable. Custom illustrated, 24 pages, for families, authors or classrooms. Delivered in 2 weeks.
N° 01What makes it work
Take the worry seriously, then make it small
An anxious child does not need to be told to calm down. They need the worry turned into something they can see — a shape, a character, a picture with edges — so it stops being a feeling that fills the whole room and becomes a thing they can look at. Once it has edges, the book can make it smaller, portable, and give the child one small move that is actually theirs to make.
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Give the worry a shape
A character, a picture, a name — so the child can hold it and look at it instead of being swallowed by it.
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Believed first
The book never says there's nothing to worry about. It takes the worry seriously, which is what lets the child put it down.
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One doable move
Not 'calm down' — a small, concrete thing the child can actually do, so the story ends with agency, not instruction.
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For Muslim families
Can gently carry tawakkul and the comfort that the heart settles with remembrance — illustrated softly, never preachy.
N° 02Personalized
Written to your child's actual worry
Anxiety is specific to the child living it — the dark, starting school, the doctor, a big change, or the worry with no clear cause at all. The book can be written to that exact fear, the main character built from a reference photo, so your child opens it and sees their own worry handled gently and made smaller.
N° 03The artwork
Pictures that do half the settling
The design is part of the medicine. Soft palette, uncluttered spreads, a gentle rhythm, and the worry itself drawn small and manageable rather than looming. An anxious child reads the pages before the words, and calm pages calm the reader.
N° 04Investment
Three ways to work together.
Children's book about anxiety
$189
24-page hardcover. Original story or author manuscript.
- Original story or illustration of author manuscript
- 24 pages of original painterly illustration
- Hardcover 8×8 binding, full colour
- Character design from reference photo
- Written to your child's specific worry
- Calming, uncluttered page design
- Two rounds of revision
- Digital proof before printing
- Free shipping within US, UK, EU on first copy
N° 05Questions
The answers we give most often.
- What actually helps an anxious child in a book?
- Giving the worry a shape the child can hold, then showing one small doable move — not telling them to calm down.
- Why do so many worry books not help?
- They tell the child there's nothing to worry about, which reads as not being believed and makes the worry louder. Take it seriously first.
- Can it be about my child's specific worry?
- Yes — the dark, starting school, the doctor, a big change, or worry with no clear cause. Character from a reference photo, the fear written in.
- Can it reference Islamic values?
- Yes — tawakkul and the comfort of turning a worry over to Allah, illustrated softly.
- Is the artwork calming?
- Deliberately — soft palette, uncluttered spreads, the worry drawn small rather than looming. The pictures do half the settling.
- How long does it take?
- Typically 14 days from brief to your door.
Start your book
Make an anxiety book.
Tell us the child and the worry you want made smaller. We'll reply within two working days.