My Spinning Anxious Brain

Name: My Spinning Anxious Brain
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781923345324
Price: 23.0 NZD
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By Dani Vee

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What is it like to experience anxiety? This beautiful picture book explores the challenges of experiencing anxiety while providing strategies to help keep kids calm. Celebrating the resilience and courage it takes to have anxiety, this is a positive story that encourages kids to accept their... Read More

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923345324

Publisher: Larrikin House

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 March 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Larrikin House

Contributors:

Illustrated by Ruth-Mary Smith

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 255.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dani Vee Happiness & Mental Health

About the Author

Dani Vee is a children’s author, publisher, podcaster and educator. Dani is the author of junior fiction titles Riley’s FAILPROOF Guide to Breaking a School Record and My Pet Croc. She is also a picture book author of My EXTRAordinary Mum and the My EPIC Dad! series. She enjoys writing humorous books that provide opportunities for discussions about breaking stereotypes and resilience. Dani’s literary podcast, Words and Nerds, has had more than one million downloads.

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