Geoffrey Gets the Jitters
Geoffrey Gets the Jitters
paperback
Published:
3 August, 2023
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Description
Selected for the UKLA Book Awards Shortlist for 2025.
Shortlisted for the Oscar’s Book Prize, 2024.
From the creator of Barbara Throws a Wobbler - the ultimate story to chase (and laugh) your worries away
‘A wise and comical look at anxiety and how to banish it ... With funny pictures and a guide to different kinds of worries, this is soothing for all ages’ - The Times
Geoffrey's got the jitters! It started last night when he was thinking about school - a funny, wiggly feeling in his tummy that grew and grew. But when Geoffrey's tummy jitters started talking to him - that's when he knew they were out of control. Geoffrey had to do something...
Through a laugh-out-loud story and loveable character, Nadia Shireen shows how to understand and dispel anxieties, one jitter at a time.
Selected as one of The Sunday Times Best Children's Book of the Year.
Selected for Book Trust’s Great Book Guide 2024-2025
Prizes
Short-listed for Jhalak Prize 2024 (UK),Short-listed for Oscar's Book Prize 2024 (UK),Long-listed for BookTrust Storytime Prize 2025 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241623688 |
| ISBN10 | 0241623685 |
| Number Of Pages | 32 |
| Item Weight | 195 g |
| Product Dimensions | 232 x 284 x 4 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A wise and comical look at anxiety and how to banish it ... With funny pictures and a guide to different kinds of worries, this is soothing for all ages. * The Sunday Times *
‘Complete with comic deep-breathing advice and a Very Useful Guide to Worries, this follow-up to Barbara Throws a Wobbler confirms Shireen as a hilarious, kindly and invaluable source of “feelings” advice for preschoolers * Guardian *
Nadia Shireen’s hilarious Geoffrey Gets the Jitters depicted the fears of its titular hero as wibbly-wobbly worms that Geoffrey eventually learned to tackle with deep breaths and big chats. The back page’s “Very Useful Guide”, examining types of worry from the Frazzle to the Fret, probably ought to go on the fridge to help the anxious of all ages through the festive season * Observer Children's Books of the Year *
From the author of Barbara Throws A Wobbler comes an equally brilliant look at childhood anxieties as Geoffrey feels wriggly jitters in his tummy as he worries about everything — including being stomped on by dinosaurs. Luckily, he learns a few tricks to chase them away. Comes with a giggly guide to different jitters * Daily Mail Children’s Books of the Year *
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Author's Bio
Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child. She studied law at university and then worked in magazine journalism; it was during this time that she started to draw again. After a lifetime of doodling in the sidelines, Nadia decided to pay some attention to drawing and in 2007 was accepted onto an MA course in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Her debut book Good Little Wolf received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award. Nadia has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. She lives in London.