When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Losing His Mother

While Fuzzy the Little Sheep is out playing with his friends, he falls and skins his knee. He searches for his mother, can't find her, and feels scared and alone. Fuzzy soon finds his mom, but then he is afraid to let her out of his sight. Fuzzy's mother has several ideas to help him cope with being away from her, which he practices, and eventually he is able to play comfortably with his friends and not be near her.

Inger Maier, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Acton, MA. She specializes in counseling children with anxiety. The inspiration for the Fuzzy books grew from her need to have simple interactive tools for children and their parents.

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Jennifer Candon, EdM, lives in Massachusetts and works for a social policy think tank focused on PreK–12 education and reform. As an artist and illustrator, she created Fuzzy as a character with whom children can easily identify.

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