Meet Alex and Em - two friends embarking on an exciting trip filled with emotion.
Alex discovers Em, her anxious monster friend, hiding in her room the night before traveling. Em is nervous about flying on an airplane and tries to prevent Alex from going on the trip. As she prepares for the trip, Alex befriends Em and uses different tricks to encourage it to keep going on their adventure through the airport.
This illustrated book has been reviewed by psychologists. Anxiety can turn into a big emotion and get very overwhelming, as you will see in the beginning of the book with BIG Em. This story teaches readers how to recognize anxiety, the importance of acknowledging it, and how to use coping techniques and self-regulating tools that can help manage the anxiety that comes with flying.
The book includes activity pages to draw your very own Em, create self-assuring phrases, make a packing list, go through the steps of traveling, and cutout helpful reminders and learnings from the story to carry along on the next plane ride.
This book is for children 5+. It can be a great educational tool for both parents and professionals.
A note from the author:
This little children’s book is pure magic. It comes from a place very close to my heart. I have enjoyed bringing the characters to life along @regina_draws and telling the story of Alex and Em. It is a reminder that we all feel anxiety and that sometimes it gets BIG and overwhelming. But at the end it is our friend. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did creating it.
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