{"title":"Lena Podesta","description":"\u003cp\u003eLena Podesta’s children’s books gently explore the emotions and challenges young readers face, offering comfort and understanding through engaging stories. Titles like \u003cem\u003eI Am Not Boring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Worry Monster\u003c\/em\u003e invite children to recognise and express their feelings in a kind and playful way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough warm narratives and relatable characters, Podesta’s work encourages self-acceptance and emotional growth. Whether addressing anxieties or the restless energy of childhood, her stories provide a reassuring voice for young minds navigating everyday experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-worry-monster-by-catherine-cook-cottone-9780593567913","title":"The Worry Monster","description":"Give kids tools to calm their inner worry monster with this interactive, vibrantly illustrated book! Tried-and-true methods from a child pscyhologist will have little ones mindfully breathing, practicing gratitude, and gracefully surfing their worry waves.\n\n\"We all have a worry monster, but Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone teaches us how we can tame it with a bunch of strategies in her adorable The Worry Monster.\"-Christopher Willard, PsyD, Harvard Medical School, and author of Alphabreaths\n\nGive kids tools to calm their inner worry monster with this interactive, vibrantly illustrated book! Tried-and-true methods from a child pscyhologist will have little ones mindfully breathing, practicing gratitude, and gracefully surfing their worry waves.\n\n\"We all have a worry monster, but Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone teaches us how we can tame it with a bunch of strategies in her adorable The Worry Monster.\"-Christopher Willard, PsyD, Harvard Medical School, and author of Alphabreaths\n\nEveryone worries sometimes! But when your worries are giant, overwhelming, and constant--you've turned into a worry monster.\n\nFortunately, the Worry Monster is here to help. He's going on a field trip tomorrow that he's very anxious about. Is there something that makes you very anxious, too?\n\nYou're in luck! Worry Monster knows six Mindful Monster Moves that will help him--and you--stop the worry spiral. 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