Big Thoughts: Catch and Release Your Worries
By Laura Dockrill

"This is a sensitive, beautifully illustrated book thatand helps children to re-frame their worries, andand helps them to cope when their thoughts can start to feel overwhelming. I'd recommend it for all parents." - Prof Sam Wass, Child Psychologist and Neuroscientist"This book isand a beautiful exploration of the all-too-common feelings of overwhelmand and worry and acts as a sensitive guide to how young readers can cope when faced with their own very big thoughts. . . a sweet and supportive story. . . This is aand gentle and hopeful read with a message of self-compassion."and Inis Magazine, CBIThere are times when I don't feel like myself. In these wobbly moments, my belly feels sick, my heart thumps, and sometimes I even want to cry. And that's because I'm worried. I call my worries … BIG THOUGHTS.Everyone has worries: BIG THOUGHTS. These Big Thoughts can be invisible, but loud - nobody else can hear the racket they make inside your head. Big Thoughts can be about the future - things that haven't andand won'tand ever even happen - or about the past. Big Thoughts can even be make-believe. That's the annoying thing about Big Thoughts … they don'tand alwaysand tell the truth.In her distinctively fizzy voice, Laura Dockrill connects with her readers - making them feel completely seen and heard - and offers children very real coping strategies to calm their worried minds; strategies they can carry with them throughout their lives. Richly detailed and emotive illustrations from Ashling Lindsay make this a vital read to reassure the anxious minds of children of all ages.