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Published: 2nd November 2021
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Published: 29th August 2023
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Published: 18th October 2022
The Worries: Shara and the Really Big Sleepover
By (Author) Jion Sheibani
Illustrated by Jion Sheibani
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
18th October 2022
28th July 2022
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Mental health
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
823.92
Paperback
176
Width 129mm, Height 177mm, Spine 11mm
220g
The Truth Pixie meets Inside Out in this hilarious, highly illustrated new series, perfect for helping children work through their worries and concentrate on having fun! Shara takes her role as a big sister VERY seriously. So when her mum goes on holiday for a few days, she starts to worry. About her mum, about her little brother Keita, about school, about staying with her granddad for the first time... Just before mum is due to leave, a set of funny, furry friends arrive to try and help. The Worries are back, only this time a new and grown-up worry arrives to keep everything is perfect shape- Reece Sponsable. Bossy, demanding, and a little on edge, Reece Sponsible totally takes over Shara's life. Because it's up to Shara to make sure EVERYONE is okay... right
Praise for Sohal Finds a Friend: Funny, sweet and very useful for opening conversations with anxious children * Guardian *
Jion Sheibani grew up in Brighton and now lives in Paris with her family, where she runs a language school. She is a self-taught illustrator and studied English literature at Oxford University. Jion's first picture book, Lily & The Polar Bears, was published in 2018. Shara is her third book in The Worries series.