In this New York Times Bestseller; potato is worried! He’s not worried about just one thing, no, he is worried about anything and everything. He looks to his friends (a flamingo and a young girl) to tell him that nothing bad will happen, but they do not provide him with the support he anticipated. The three of them must work through the worry and understand that being worried is okay. Together, they learn that something good comes out of everything. In the end, Potato and Flamingo make a very silly decision out of fear. This book does a wonderful job of depicting the emotion of worry. It does not shy away from how scary a worry may be and accepts that it is okay to be worried. This is a great book for the reader who may be struggling with anxiety or excessive worrying. The use of potatoes and flamingos, along with the short sentence structure makes this book entertaining and easy to read.
Resources:
An interview where Michael Ian Black talks about why he felt the importance to writing this book: https://www.today.com/video/michael-ian-black-chats-about-his-children-s-book-i-m-worried-60493893889
Children's Literature Resource 