Me and My Fear

When a young girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, her Fear tells her to be alone and afraid. How can she hope to make friends if she doesn't understand their language? A heart-warming and relevant new tale from the bestselling author and illustrator of The Journey, this book shows us the importance of sharing your Fear with others - after all, everyone carries a Fear with them, even if it's small enough to fit into their pocket!

A beautiful book in both words, message and the soft yet highly expressive illustrations, it is great for sharing as well as an excellent starting point for conversations about social, emotional and mental health., This creative depiction shows how friendship, empathy, and connection can help bring the overwhelming down to size for all., A universal book that can be used to explain fear to readers and give empathy to those in a new environment., Sanna provides an empathetic exploration of the adjustment to a new land that all migrants experience., The book is a good starting point for conversation about the anxiety, changes and the impact it may have on our little ones.

Francesca Sanna is an Italian illustrator and graphic designer based in Switzerland. After they finished their studies in Cagliari, the main city of their beloved Mediterranean island (Sardinia) they said goodbye to their family and their cat (Berta) and moved to Germany before and Switzerland after, in order to follow their dream and be able to work as an illustrator. They graduated in 2015 from the Lucerne School of Art and Design with a Master of Design with focus on Illustration.