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The Huge Bag Of Worries (Big Books)
Perfect for a thought-provoking assembly (particularly for those children with exams coming up!). A compelling picture book which can be used as a spring board into what worries children today. The lively, comic-style pictures and the general nature of the worries make this excellent for any number of problems. The message of the book is clearfind someone who will listen a...more
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(first published January 20th 2011)
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Wherever Jenny goes, she finds that her worried follow her in a big blue bag. It follows her EVERYWHERE she goes and before she realises the bag is full of them and when she tries to get rid of them, they keep coming back to her! Jenny finds that she cannot get anyone to understand her worries, until she meets her friendly old neighbour on the street. She opens Jenny’s bag of worries and they both find that some of the worries she had just disappeared whilst others were dealt with and Jenny was...more
The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside
This is a great child-friendly take on things that we worry about. It covers worries such as getting fat, friends moving away, parents arguing and getting bad marks at school. The author presents all these worries as little creatures in a big bag that follows Jenny everywhere she goes.
She asks people to help, who are all too busy and her best friend tries to help her lock them away in a cupboard but evidently they escape! Then one day Jenny is sitting...more
This is a great child-friendly take on things that we worry about. It covers worries such as getting fat, friends moving away, parents arguing and getting bad marks at school. The author presents all these worries as little creatures in a big bag that follows Jenny everywhere she goes.
She asks people to help, who are all too busy and her best friend tries to help her lock them away in a cupboard but evidently they escape! Then one day Jenny is sitting...more
The Huge Bag of Worries is a book by Virginia Ironside.
"The Huge Bag of Worries" relates the simple story of a little girl who finds she is carrying an ever growing 'bag of worries'. She tries to think of ways to reduce her load but finds that everyone she wants to talk to about her 'bag' has so many of their own worries that she doesn't want to burden them further. Finally her Grandmother notices her growing 'bag of worries' and they work through her worries together. The girl finds there are l...more
"The Huge Bag of Worries" relates the simple story of a little girl who finds she is carrying an ever growing 'bag of worries'. She tries to think of ways to reduce her load but finds that everyone she wants to talk to about her 'bag' has so many of their own worries that she doesn't want to burden them further. Finally her Grandmother notices her growing 'bag of worries' and they work through her worries together. The girl finds there are l...more
The Huge Bag of Worries is a story of a little girl called Jenny who finds she is carrying an ever growing 'bag of worries'. She tries to think of ways to reduce her load but finds that everyone she wants to talk to about her 'bag' has so many of their own worries that she doesn't want to burden them further. Finally an old lady notices her growing 'bag of worries' and they work through her worries together. The girl finds there are lots of different ways of dealing with or sharing worries and f...more
I really enjoyed ‘The Huge Bag of Worries’ by Virginia Ironside. I feel there is massive room in the market for books of this nature, with a strong message helping children deal with life and putting issues into context.
This book is about Jenny, a young girl that, like many children, can’t stop worrying. In a very pleasant and slightly humorous way the story helps children deal with this issue and lets them know that it is OK to worry and that they are not alone in dealing with things. Besides...more
This book is about Jenny, a young girl that, like many children, can’t stop worrying. In a very pleasant and slightly humorous way the story helps children deal with this issue and lets them know that it is OK to worry and that they are not alone in dealing with things. Besides...more
This is about a little girl who finds she is carrying an ever growing 'bag of worries'. She tries to think of ways to reduce her worries but realises that everyone has their own 'bag of worries'. Finally her Grandmother notices her bag and they work through her worries together. This is a very good book for children to understand how to deal with different stresses and emotions in life and that everyone goes through these and they are not the only one. It would be great to use this book in KS1 d...more
Jenny is a child with a normal life; she has a mum and dad, friends and a home. Yet Jenny cannot help feeling down and suddenly wakes up with a huge bag of worries. The bag follows her everywhere and she cannot seem to get rid of it. When Jenny finally talks about her worries they disappear. This is a touching story for children who may be feeling alone and have worries of their own. It shows how Jenny’s troubles disappeared after sharing her problems with someone which encourages children to d...more
The Huge Bag of Worries is suitable for Years 1-2 but could be read appropriately by anyone up to Year 6. It tells the simple tale of a child, Jenny, who finds she is carrying a huge bag of worries with her wherever she goes. Worse, the bag just keeps growing and growing! She tries to think of ways to reduce her burden but finds that everyone she wants to talk to about them has so many of their own worries that they can’t help. Finally her grandmother comes to the rescue! The relative sees her e...more
‘The Huge Bag of Worries’ by Virginia Ironside.
This book tells us the story of a young girl named Jenny, who although having always been happy, finds herself becoming increasingly worried. Among many things, Jenny worried "she was getting fat", “that loftus her dog had fleas”, and also worried “when her Mum and Dad had an argument”. As a result one day Jenny wakes to find a huge bag of worries. The bag followed her everywhere and as much as Jenny ignored it, or tried throwing it away it always...more
This book tells us the story of a young girl named Jenny, who although having always been happy, finds herself becoming increasingly worried. Among many things, Jenny worried "she was getting fat", “that loftus her dog had fleas”, and also worried “when her Mum and Dad had an argument”. As a result one day Jenny wakes to find a huge bag of worries. The bag followed her everywhere and as much as Jenny ignored it, or tried throwing it away it always...more
‘The Huge Bag of worries’ by Virginia Ironside tells the story of a young girl who finds she is carrying a huge bag of ever growing worries. The young girl is very distressed because the bag follows her everywhere she goes she tries to approach many people however does not approach them as she feels they all have their own worries to deal with and does not want to burden them with more worries. Finally, we see that the old lady from next door realises her huge bag of worries and they deal with t...more
This book by Virginia Ironside, is quite phenomenal. "The Huge Bag of Worries" is a story about a young girl called Jenny who "had always been happy", however one day she wakes up with a bunch of worries weighing on her shoulders. Her bag of worries grow and grow, and she tries to work out ways of reducing this heavy load she's carrying. However, she finds that everyone she wants to talk to, about her worries, have so many worries of their own- and she does not want to burden them further. Event...more
The book describes how a young girl called Jenny carries her worries with her as she goes by her daily activities. She tried many different methods to try to get rid of her bag but nothing seemed to be working. She was reluctant to ask her family members for help as she thought that they had their own issues to deal with so she carried ‘the bag of issues’ around and it seemed to get bigger as the days went on. At the point where she had lost all hope, an elderly neighbour noticed a distressed Je...more
This is a story about a girl named Jenny. Jenny has a dog named Loftus. Initially all is well in Jenny's life and then things start to worry her. Loftus gets flees, Jenny starts getting bad marks in school, she thinks people are saying mean things about her behind her back, and her best friend is moving away. Her problems and worries build up. She tries talking to her brother about it but that doesn't help and she doesn't feel like she can talk to her mum and dad about it. Her dad has enough wor...more
Jenny is a little girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. I loved this story because it was a story that I was able to relate to and I think a lot of children would be able to relate to the story too. Virginia Ironside has written an excellent book with fantastic illustrations that helps makes the story accessible to even more children. The story uses repetition which helps keep the children hooked to the story as the bag get ‘bigger’ and ‘bigger’ with even more worries. Although Jen...more
Virginia Ironside writes a good story of a little girl called Jenny who feels she has the worlds worries on her shoulders. With large, colourful illustrations and funny little characters as her worries, they are sure to make children laugh. The story itself is an interesting read, with the target audience being year 3,4 children and could possibly link in with RE aspects of the curriculum such as circle time: where children could take turns talking about some of their worries. Repetition within...more
This book is about a little girl. She finds one day that she has so many worries they have started to pile up in a big bag and follow her everywhere! The little girl tries to get rid of the big bag of worries but it seems that there is no way to stop them from following her. It even looks as though the more she worries about the bag, the bigger the bag gets.
The little girl is at her wits end as she has tried everything she can think of to get rid of the bag. She gets upset and starts to cry. An...more
The little girl is at her wits end as she has tried everything she can think of to get rid of the bag. She gets upset and starts to cry. An...more
The Huge Bag of Worries is an insightful, colourfully illustrated book by Virginia Ironside. The story revolves around a young girl called Jenny. Wherever Jenny goes, her worries follow her - in a big blue bag. They are there when she goes swimming, when she is watching television, and even when she is in the toilet.
Jenny considers asking her brother or her parents to help her to get rid of the bag but thinks they will not take her seriously or have too many worries of their own. Her best frien...more
Jenny considers asking her brother or her parents to help her to get rid of the bag but thinks they will not take her seriously or have too many worries of their own. Her best frien...more
The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside is a picture book about a little girl who wakes up one day with a bag of worries beside her. She feels that she is unable to tell anyone about her worries and the bag of worries gets bigger and bigger. She tries everything she can think of to get rid of the bag but eventually gets upset and starts to cry. A lady sees the little girl and asks what’s up with her. The lady opens the bag and takes the worries out one by one. The little girl feels much bet...more
This book is available in two forms one normal reading size and the other large for someone to read in front of children. It tells the story of Jenny who has loads of problems and they follow her around in her bag of worries. No matter what she tries she can't get rid of them and she feels she has no-one to talk to. An old Lady comes along and tells her that there's nothing a worry hates more than being seen! She then goes through the worries and categorises them. She takes some to deal with, th...more
“The Huge Bag of Worries” is a story of a little girl, Jenny, who puts away her worries in a bag only to find it growing uncontrollably and following her around. She tries to deal with it all by herself only to find it almost overtaking her life. Finally, Jenny’s grandmother notices her “huge bag of worries” and works with her to get rid of all of them.
I liked this book as I felt it was a very good way to encourage children to talk about their worries.
This is a story best suited for shared readi...more
I liked this book as I felt it was a very good way to encourage children to talk about their worries.
This is a story best suited for shared readi...more
This book tells the story of a little girl who “had always been happy”, but wakes up one day with a bag of worries beside her. These worries include all kinds of things, from her best friend going away to nuclear war. Her problem is that she feels unable to tell anyone what is wrong. no one would listen to her or giver her good advice. Eventually a kind old lady helps her see her worries for what they are and deal with them in a simple but effective way. the book has very good pictures and attem...more
A fantastic story about a little girl who carries her worries in a bag. As her worries increase her bag gets bigger and bigger until she cannot cope with it. She begins to cry and an old lady shows her that by sharing her worries they become less scary and some even disappear! She also shows her that she carries other peoples worries such as her mum's and dad's and that these should be left to them! I recommended this story to my six year old cousin who often worries alot about things she needn'...more
This story is about a girl called Jenny, over a period of time she started collecting a bag (literally) of the different worries she had. This bag would follow her around everywhere she went and caused her to become very unhappy the more worries she collected.
I really like the concept of this story as children of all ages can relate to feeling worried about things, some in this actual story children may be able to relate to such as, jenny worries when her mum and dad have an argument or has wor...more
I really like the concept of this story as children of all ages can relate to feeling worried about things, some in this actual story children may be able to relate to such as, jenny worries when her mum and dad have an argument or has wor...more
Beautifully illustrated and easy to read, but the moral may be better appreciated by children over 7. The book encourages children to discuss their concerns and not to allow things to bring them down to much, a very positive message told in a way that is not 'preaching' but instead encouraging and warm.
Here is a book review of ‘The huge bag of worries’. This is a picture book which tells the story of a little girl who is a happy child but wakes up one day with a bag of worries beside her. These worries include all sorts of things. The bag of worries keeps getting bigger and bigger. The problem is that she feels unable to tell anyone about the worries in her huge bag. This a good story as children may have worries of their own and hence this story can be used as part of a lesson which encourage...more
We were introduced to The Huge Bag of Worries which was written by Virginia Ironside and Frank Rodgers by Barbara Todd during a RE/PSHE lesson last week. I was impressed with both the story and the illustrations. I enjoyed the way worries are personified and at one point in the story they are just blown away by the lovely older woman. The book has very nice, thought provoking imagery.
I like the way that Barbara read it out to the class and asked big open questions about the heroine and she asked...more
I like the way that Barbara read it out to the class and asked big open questions about the heroine and she asked...more
Virginia Ironside encorporates elements of a reassuring picture book with the visual feeling of being anxious and worried through her wonderful, heart felt story book, 'The Huge Bag Of Worries.' This story surrounds a girl called Jenny who carries out her daily duties but cannot escape her big blue bag which follows. Jenny's kind old neighbour helps her to open her bag and sort out the worries. This book teaches children and adults, to not carry the weight of the world on their shoulders. We can...more
Jenny has a bag of worries that follows her everywhere she goes. Jenny was a happy girl, but recently that is not the case. This bag, the bag of worries follows her to - to school, to the loo, even when she watches TV. Jenny debates whether she should tell her mum or dad but decides they won’t believe her. A friend advises locking it up, but that doesn't work. Her bag grows bigger and bigger, however a kind lady comes along. With Jenny she takes the worries out one by one and sorts them into gro...more
loved loved loved this book!!! i have come across it two or 3 times now, and it just has a lovely feel to it. It begins with a little girl called jenny, from the beginning she tells how she has so many worries, so much in fact that one day a HUGE bag of worries begin to follow her everywhere...she tries speaking to her parents about her worries but it doesnt work. The message in the story basically mean, "a problem shared, is a problem halved" that it not always a good idea to keep everything bo...more
This book could be very useful in the classroom especially for a subject like RE which can be linked to feelings we have and how to deal with them. The book centres on a girl with a "bag" of worries that gets bigger and bigger as she struggles to deal with them. Whether she is afraid to tell her family or not taken seriously her bag of worries will not go away until finally she confides in the right person and her worries are sorted. The story tells us we should share our feelings and talk about...more
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