After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Ages 4 to 8Listed among picture books about courage and facing fears. The blogger describes Humpty’s paper-airplane plan and the wall he has to face.
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Ages 4 to 6Ruby Finds a Worry
Ages 4 to 6About this age guidance
Kirkus: 4 to 6; Publishers Weekly: 3 to 6
The age tag follows Kirkus: Ruby Finds a Worry. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.
Recommended for sharing worries and recognizing that other children have them too.
Ruby’s worry grows while she keeps it to herself. A conversation with another worried child helps both of them.
Good forWorry and new places
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What children see in the story
Hiding a worry. Noticing another child’s distress. Listening. Sharing a difficult feeling.
Why it’s on these shelves
- Asking for help
- Ruby’s worry grows when she ignores it and keeps it to herself. When she notices another child with a worry and invites him to talk, his worry shrinks, and so does hers when she shares it.
- Empathy
- Ruby notices another child with a worry and invites him to talk. She makes room for his account before she shares her own.
Why pick it up?
Talking provides a way to respond when worries return, rather than a guarantee that worry disappears forever.
A note for parents
Do not promise that talking alone resolves every kind of anxiety. The story provides a conversation model.
Where this recommendation comes from
New Orleans Mom
Recommended for sharing worries and recognizing that other children have them too.
Read Brooke Osborn and contributing parents’s recommendationSources and review status
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Ages 4 to 8Called a classic picture book about fear. The parent says children will laugh at his over-preparation and cheer when he finally leaves the tree.
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