Wemberly Worried

Wemberly Worried

Henkes, K. (2000). Wemberly worried. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Wemberley Worried is nicely illustrated story about a young mouse who always worries. Wimberly worries in every scenario presented in the book. She worries at the playground, she worries on Halloween, and most of all at school. She is most worried about the first day of school. No matter how hard her family tries to sedate her anxiety, their efforts are fruitless. It is not until Wimberly makes a friend at school, shy and anxious like herself, that she stops worrying. 

The illustrations in this story are very linear and assist demonstrating Wimberly's anxiety. If I were to use this story in the classroom I would have the children come up with text based on just the illustrations. This could also easily be read on the first day of school to ease the anxiety of students in the class. This book would best be used in primary grades. This book should be used in primary grades, most likely kindergarten or first grade. I thought the story was cute, but nothing I will remember long term. 

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