how feeling fearful can grow bigger and bigger, it is best to share this fear to make it less and even get rid of.

Beautiful book! Would be great to share with a child struggling with fear or anxiety.

Visually appealing and accessible, Me and My Fear will find a broad audience to move and inspire the reader/listener to wonder about other people’s stories and lives—especially those stories and lives immigrants.

Sanna’s imagination invites our own. Her characters invite a consideration of what someone who is new might be experiencing; and to consider how we can make them feel less alone, certainly less afraid. The boy (and the author) offer art. There is a suggestion of making effort when it comes to language, culture, and certainly trying not to mispronounce a name, “even though it was just an accident.” It would be a nice exercise to have after reading the book through, considering what encouraged her Fear to grow/stay big, and what we could do to inspire a confidence to make Fear a more manageable healthy size again.