Books about Overcoming Worry or Anxiety for Kids – the Best Worry read Alouds to Calm Kids

Sharing feelings and emotions with fun illustrations really helps a topic like worry become easier to manage and discuss.

The Very Hungry Worry Monster gobbles up worries – easy to incorporate in many lessons!

Wemberly Worried is a classic back to school anxiety book. Overcome worry or anxiety picture book of the year for young ones starting school!

Funny, uplifting Scaredy Squirrel is thrust into the world outside his tree.

Worried about the worst, leads to a surprising ending for this worry book for kids!

The Worrywarts – are animals concerned with what could happen. We’ve all fallen in the “What If” trap.

Easily relatable and funny, leads to great discussions for students about what worries them.

Will a literal growing Worry stop Jack from playing his instrument?

With this fun take on a overcoming worry picture book – Jack’s Worry externalizes the problem and students can relate!

Anxiety picture book + ninjas = great picture book about overcoming worry!

Valuable skills in fun characters make this memorable and easy to learn from!

With Gray representing anxiety and how it can grow, A Little Spot of Anxiety addresses what happens with feelings and helps students address worry and anxiety through a picture book!

How to deal with a Worry that gets bigger and bigger – follow Ruby as she overcomes worry and learn along the way in Ruby finds a Worry.

Another great worry coping strategy picture book – The Worry Box takes place with bears putting worries in a box to save so they can enjoy their adventures.