The Fears You Fear

A rhyming picture book that explores what happens when children encounter a fear.

We all have fears that frighten us. Some are fears you see, and some are ones you don’t. It's a feeling we all feel. Fear comes in all shapes and sizes and can meet you anywhere, from the circus ring to the swimming pool to the first day of school. The thing you fear may be something others love, like a dog or a bicycle. But you don’t have to let a fear give you the shivers or goosebumps! Fear not, there are so many ways to send those fears away!

The Fears You Fear includes fears of animals, the circus, the pool, saying goodbye, attending parties, the dentist or doctor’s office, thunderstorms, trying new things, and stage fright.

Rachel Rooney trained and worked as a teacher for special needs for many years before rediscovering her love of writing poetry. She was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award in 2015 and 2019 and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She has also been a judge for both the CLiPPA and the Betjeman Poetry Prize.

Rachel was born in London and now lives in Brighton. Follow her on Twitteropens in new window.

Zehra Hicks is a tutor at Chelsea College of Arts, where she completed a short course in book illustration in 2009. Since then, she has been highly commended for the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and shortlisted for the Read It Again! Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award.

Zehra lives with her family in Epsom, Surrey. Visit her websiteopens in new window and follow her on Twitteropens in new window and Instagramopens in new window.

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