Are You Scared?: Help Your Children Overcome Fears - Hardcover

Blum, Ingo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 394741000X ISBN 13: 9783947410002

Publisher: Planet!oh Concepts Gmbh, 2019

Synopsis

"A good starting point for parents to discuss the fears their child has." Reader's Favorite*****

Little Susie is frightened. But she does not want to tell anybody. When her mother wants to bake a cake for her family she sends Susie to the village to buy some ingredients. The girl has to pass dark forests, scary fields and wide grasslands with angry wolves and fire spying dragons. But is that all real? Will she be able to handle her fears?

Help your children learn to handle anxiety and overcome fears along with little Susie. 
Perfect for all children 3-10 and up. Includes a few challenging words that will help expand a child's vocabulary.

About this title

Review

Reviewed By Deborah Lloyd for Readers' Favorite
This is a wonderful children's book, developed to help children overcome their fears and anxieties. Susie's mother wants to make a cake, and she asks Susie to go to the village to buy some needed ingredients. Along the way, Susie encounters many frightful sights, including a ghost, scarecrows, a monster, a wolf and other menacing beings. Eventually, she makes it to the store, but she still has to walk home. Fortunately, her grandfather sees her and takes her home on his bicycle. She realizes the animals she saw are friendly and harmless. He discusses her fears, teaching her it was her imagination that created these scary creatures. In Are You Scared? by Ingo Blum, and illustrated by Mark Nino Balita, children's fears are explored and explained. 

The text in this book will be easily understood by young children. The story flows well and is relatable to children. It is a good starting point for parents to discuss the fears their child has. Susie was immediately scared when her mother asked her to walk to the village, but she did not say anything - another aspect a parent can discuss. So, her anxiety grew by the minute, and with her fear-filled imagination, she saw frightening creatures along her walk. The illustrations in this book are beautiful and detailed. A parent could discuss the many features of each scary element. Author Ingo Blum, with the contributions of illustrator Mark Nino Balita, has developed a helpful book for parents dealing with an anxious child in Are You Scared?

Edition details

• Publisher: Planet!oh Concepts Gmbh
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 394741000X
• ISBN 13: 9783947410002
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Balita Mark Nino
• Number of pages: 34