Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD

Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD

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Author  

•  Holly L. Niner

Genre 

•  parenting/realistic fiction

Grade level(s) appropriateness 

•  3rd grade and up

A brief synopsis or review 

•  Kevin is finding it hard to get to sleep. Kevin has OCD and his fears are keeping him up at night. The book is a kid friendly way of helping other kids get through their fears by just facing them head on.

Theme/skill 

• OCD, getting over fears, growing up

Noteworthy features or issues with text 

•  relatable content that is kid friendly

Teaching ideas

• Think about your routines that you have that you may or may not want to break and write or draw about them
• Think of ways that you could break out of your routines if you wanted to
• Write letters to help Kevin break from his routines 

Curriculum tie-ins and/or related activities

•  health

Read aloud suitability

•  yes

Connections to other texts/content areas

•  books about OCD
• books about facing fears