Wemberly Worried

Kevin Henkes ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Hardcover Book item from Greenwillow was reviewed on 5-Nov-2008.

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1) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow. Kevin Henkes definitely has his finger on the pulse of children everywhere. He demonstrates an uncanny ability to see through their eyes and put daily events into proper perspective. Wemberly Worried is a flawless example of Henkes´ insight.

From the image of the saucer-shaped little eyes to the tiny fingers clutching a stuffed bunny, the cover illustration of the story of Wemberly the mouse perfectly communicates the worries of a little girl.

The story opens with a dark cloud looming above Wemberly, a symbol of apprehension that sets the tone for the rest of the story. When one problem is solved, another worry quickly takes its place. Many many children show up to her birthday party after Wemberly worried that she´d be alone, BUT will she run out of cake?

Little worries, big worries, it makes no difference. One of Wemberly´s biggest worries involved something all children can relate to-THE FIRST DAY of SCHOOL! All is well by the end of the TAIL, as Wemberly´s wise teacher finds the cure to the little mouse´s worrying, at least her worry about school.

I highly recommend this book. It is a true delight to the eyes and ears as Henkes´ clever illustrations and use of lyrical prose calm the fears of preschool children everywhere-even those hiding in a mouse hole!
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2) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow. The reason I say exciting is because when my granddaughter saw this book, she was excited. After the book arrived at my house, she saw it and remembered it from school. I plan to read this book to my class at school. I had never read it before and I am very pleased with this book.¤

3) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow. I really disliked this book. We have read others by the author that we´ve liked. While I know what his message was here, I really felt the "school will be okay" message was overwhelmed by the pages upon pages of things to worry about. My daughter is 2.5 and having trouble adjusting to preschool. This book seemed to concern her quite a bit. Another little boy I read it to asked me WHY did Wemberly worry so much. She worries about the way the playground equipment is put together, the crack in the wall at home, and so on. I think the book created more concern than it took away. A much better book (in my opinion), on this same topic is The Kissing Hand. My daughter has responded nicely to that one, and it seems to be helping. She referred to it today as she went off to school without tears (a big achievement around here)!¤

4) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow. My five year old daughter and I read this book last night. I really liked how the author simply explained about anxiety. He puts into words what I couldn´t and helped my daughter understand more about what she´s feeling and why. I especially liked how Wemberley´s parents were in the book.¤

5) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow.

I read Wemberly Worried. The reason I liked Wemberly Worried and would recommend it is because it is funny. It made me laugh and I almost got the hiccups. In the book I read about when Wemberly thought something would come out of the living room wall but nothing can come out of a wall.
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6) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow.

Wemberly worried about everything.

Big things.

Little things.

And things in between.

Then it was time for school to start.And Wemberly worried even more.

If you ever worry (or know someone who does), this is the book for you.

2001Notable Children´s Books (ALA), "Best Books 2000(School Library Journal)", Best Children´s Books 2000 (PW), Children´s Books 2000-NY Public Lib., and National Parenting Publication-Gold Award

7) Hardcover Book Wemberly Worried by Greenwillow. Wemberly the mouse worries about everything: big things, like whether her parents might disappear in the middle of the night; little things, like whether she´ll spill grape juice on her toy rabbit, Petal; and things in between, like whether she might shrink in the bathtub. What she is more worried about than anything else, however, is her first day at the New Morning Nursery School: "What if no one else has spots? What if no one else wears stripes? What if no one else brings a doll? What if the teacher is mean? What if the room smells bad?" Happily, Miss Peachum introduces her to a kindred spirit right away. Jewel doesn´t have spots, but she is wearing stripes and holding a doll. As Wemberly plays with her new friend, she still worries, but no more than usual. ("And sometimes even less.")

Kevin Henkes, well-loved creator of the award-winning Lilly´s Purple Plastic Purse, gets to the heart of a child´s feelings like no one else can. Young worrywarts (and their parents) will see themselves in Wemberly, and be relieved that she, too, worries about playground equipment ("Too rusty. Too loose. Too high."), sure-to-be-inhabited cracks in the wall, whether she will be the only butterfly in the Halloween parade, and, of course, whether school will be dreadful in every way. Henkes´s Lilly-style illustrations are sweet, expressive, and loaded with funny, inventive details that invite close perusal with every reading. (Wemberly´s roller-blading grandma, for example, is wearing a T-shirt that says "Go with the flow.") We´re not worried about whether this book will become a classic--it will! (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson¤

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