Amy Neeren

Nellie in Knots: Talent Show Trouble: With Techniques and Tips for Managing Anxiety Amy Neeren

Hilarious, heartwarming, and secretly packed with tips from a clinical psychologist, Nelly in Knots is the perfect read for anxious kids.

Nelly has worry thoughts--lots of them. Math class. Parties. Lightning. Catastrophes in the making! But when Ms. Rubinflaker announces a class talent show, it's officially too much. Can Nelly conquer her anxiety, or will it be the biggest disaster of the year?

Anxious kiddos will instantly find a friend in Nelly in Knots, the funny, heartwarming story of Nelly, her talking bird Larry, and her journey to navigate one of today's most common childhood challenges: anxiety. Told in humorous, first-person narrative and filled with funny doodles and illustrations, the book is both earnest and humorous--a perfect balance to help anxious find validation and guidance through their own nervous struggles. Best of all, author-psychologist Amy Neeren, PhD, weaves in practical tips and practices to help kids take control of worry thoughts of their own.