Victor, the Wolf with Worries

A beautifully illustrated picture book with a gentle and encouraging message to help children deal with their worries.

- Longlisted for the James Reckitt Hull Children’s Picture Book Award 2024

- Selected by Empathy Lab for the Read For Empathy Collection 2024

Victor the wolf has lots of worries. He worries that he isn’t brave enough, that he isn’t big enough, and that he isn’t fierce enough. In fact, Victor feels anxious about almost everything. But when Victor shares his concerns with his best friend, Pablo, he starts to feel a little better. With Pablo’s help, Victor learns even more ways to deal with those pesky worrying thoughts. And as the worries grow smaller, Victor feels a little bigger and a little braver!

Perfect for anyone searching for anxiety relief items for kids, Victor, the Wolf With Worries is a comforting and reassuring tale that is especially helpful for anxious children or those who have trouble talking about their feelings. Fans of The Worry Monster and other books about anxiety for kids will find much to love in Victor’s charming tale, as will anyone in search of books for school counselors or social-emotional books for kids.

Catherine Rayner was born in Harrogate in 1982, and grew up in Boston Spa, later studying at Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for Harris Finds His Feet, and she was shortlisted in 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2015. In 2014, Norris: The Bear Who Shared was named by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 Children’s Modern Classics of the past ten years. Previous titles published by Boxer Books include the award-winning Five Bears. Rayner is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.