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A review by jennyreadit
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
4.0
Wilma Jean apparently has anxiety. She worries about everything; her hair, if her friend has an orthodontist appointment and won't be at recess, if she misses the bus, if buttered carrots will be served in the cafeteria and especially worries about what others think of her. Luckily, Wilma Jean's mother talks to her teacher and they make a plan of things Wilma Jean can control and things she can't. Her teacher makes accommodations for Wilma Jean's worries, such as not getting a math problem correctly by knowing the problem the night before and having no one to play with at recess by making sure there is a structured team game planned that day to giving Wilma Jean the cafeteria menu so she can bring her lunch on the buttered carrot days.
The only thing that bothered mea bit about this storyline was all of Wilma Jean's worries turned into perfect scenarios. Her worry about falling at the skating rink turns into only falling once and no one seeing her. Her worry about buttered carrots? They had buttered corn instead. Kids need to understand that every day isn't a buttered corn day. There will be buttered carrots day and learning to deal with them is part of life.
All in all, this would be a good book for guidance counselors.
The only thing that bothered mea bit about this storyline was all of Wilma Jean's worries turned into perfect scenarios. Her worry about falling at the skating rink turns into only falling once and no one seeing her. Her worry about buttered carrots? They had buttered corn instead. Kids need to understand that every day isn't a buttered corn day. There will be buttered carrots day and learning to deal with them is part of life.
All in all, this would be a good book for guidance counselors.