Mr. Worry (Mr. Men and Little Miss)

Cute story and colorful illustrations. My grandson likes the Mr. Men series.

See those wrinkles on Mr. Worry's forehead? Those are all caused by him worrying over everything! If it rains, he worries about his roof leaking but if it doesn't rain he worries that his plants will die. When he goes shopping, Mr. Worry worries that the shops will close before he gets there and if they aren't closed he worries about spending too much money! Get the picture?! The worries go on and on until one day, he meets a kind wizard who tells him to go home and write a list of all his worries. When that is done, the wizard promises to make sure that none of the things of the list will happen so Mr. Worry will never have to worry again. What a long list Mr. Worry writes but does it help? Yes! Mr. Worry actually smiles for the first time in a long time! BUT we all know worriers, don't we and guess what? Eventually Mr. Worry starts worrying because he has nothing to worry about! AAGH! If you have a child that likes to worry this would be a great story for them. It's great for all other kids too to ensure that they don't end up like Mr. Worry!

I loved this series as a kid and decided to give this particular one to my husband as a sort of gag gift since he's known for always being the one to excessively worry over everyone. He honestly laughed and smiled all the way through and kept saying "This is eerie! This is SO me!" Adorable addition to his portion of our home library and I look forward to one day having the entire collection again.

My child collects this series of books. Santa brought it and several more for Christmas. Like most of the Roger Hargreaves books the story is short and simple. Just what we need for an emerging reader!

My kids loved these growing up. Now the grandchildren get to enjoy them.

This is a lovely little book in the series that I have enjoyed reading to my kid clients to give a humorous perspective on anxiety!

Book was wonderful for my son to explain his Anxiety.

These are small little books. Kids love them, and will read them over and over. The ones the dad wrote are a little better than the son, but both are still pretty good.

Engaging characters and my son (8) and daughter (5) love the stories! Would recommend them!

Anxiety...defined for kids

Maravilloso, justo como lo recordaba de niña! Lo recomiendo (aún en inglés).

My 2 year old kept pointing at my furrowed brow and asking: “what dat lines?” and “daddy angry?” to which i’d reply: “no daddy’s not angry, daddy’s worried”. Predictably this led to the question “what’s worried?” - how do you explain ‘worried’ to a 2 year old? Enter “Mr. Worry” to help clarify the situation. My son now understands that when daddy has lines on his head it means it’s time to read Mr. Worry. Granted it’s not quite the message I was hoping for - but it’s great little book none-the-less.

This book brought back memories of my childhood and I still remember it as if it were yesterday