WorryWoo Don't Feed the Worry Bug Book

Emotional Focus: Anxiety & Depression

Suitable for early years & primary settings

Don’t Feed the WorryBug introduces children to Wince, The Monster of Worry, and his number‑one nemesis the sneaky WorryBug. Through engaging storytelling, unique illustrations and clever rhyming text, readers follow Wince as he learns how worries can grow bigger and stronger when they are “fed,” and how understanding them can help keep them under control.

This thoughtfully written picture book delivers an insightful, reassuring message that resonates with children and adults alike. By externalising worry in a playful and approachable way, the story helps children recognise anxiety, talk about it openly and begin to understand that worry is a normal part of life and one that can be managed. Don’t Feed the WorryBug is a meaningful, accessible story that helps children make sense of worry empowering them with understanding, language and reassurance through warmth, humour and heart.

Key Educational & Emotional Benefits

• Supports Social & Emotional Learning (SEL): The story helps children identify and understand feelings of worry and anxiety, supporting emotional literacy and self‑awareness.
• Builds Emotional Understanding: By personifying worry as the “WorryBug,” children learn that worries can grow when given too much attention introducing an age‑appropriate way to think about emotional responses.
• Encourages Discussion & Emotional Expression: The rhyming narrative creates natural opportunities for conversation, reflection and questioning, helping children express concerns they may not otherwise articulate.
• Engaging Language & Visual Storytelling: Clever rhyme and expressive illustrations support language development, listening skills and engagement, making the book ideal for group reading or one‑on‑one sharing.
• Promotes Reassurance & Emotional Safety: The gentle tone and positive message reassure children that worry is something they can talk about, understand and manage with support.

Ideal For

Classroom Storytime and group discussions

Social‑emotional learning and wellbeing programs

One‑on‑one reading with children experiencing worry

Supporting conversations around big feelings