My favourite moment so far, was during my second coaching session, with both a senior GSK professional and another Arrival Education candidate, when we talked about the “fear of rejection”. “ Me and My Fear is a lovely reminder that we all have our fear with us, especially in new situations, which all of us have to face at some point. In a way, Me and My Fear picks up where the previous book leaves off -- a girl and her mother and siblings have fled a land of war (there are no national identifiers here in order to apply to the broader refugee experience). About Me And My Fear “With its warm palette and gentle scenes of the worried child being comforted, this book could function as a sequel to Sanna’s astounding debut picture book, The Journey, which recounted a family’s dangerous flight from their home in a war zone.Sanna provides an empathetic exploration of the adjustment to a new land that all migrants experience.” More By and About This Author . Fear Lyrics: All my life / Been running from a pain in me / A feeling I don't understand / Holding me down / Rain on me, underwater / All I am, getting harder / A heavy weight, I carry around It serves as a wonderful visual representation of the anxiety an immigrant child might be experiencing and hopefully help them recognize that it doesn't have to rule the day. My greatest fears are computer viruses, thugs, sick people, and clowns. “ Me and My Fear is a lovely reminder that we all have our fear with us, especially in new situations, which all of us have to face at some point. OTHER BOOKS. The book, Me and My Fear (Flying Eye Books), will be on shelves this September. Here, she is trying to adjust to a new location where she is unfamiliar There are many things in this world that put fear in me. “Me and My Fear is a lovely reminder that we all have our fear with us, especially in new situations, which all of us have to face at some point. It serves as a wonderful visual representation of the anxiety an immigrant child might be experiencing and hopefully help them recognize that it doesn't have to rule the day. So fear God and fear nothing else. How can she hope to make friends if she doesn’t understand their language? A heart-warming and relevant new tale from Francesca Sanna, the bestselling author and illustrator of The Journey, about sharing and overcoming one’s fears in a new and unfamiliar home. The result of that is this new picture book, which is a raw, … It serves as a wonderful visual representation of the anxiety an immigrant child might be experiencing and hopefully help them recognize that it doesn't have to rule the day. Me and My Fear Francesca Sanna. ‘Me and My Fear’ is another extraordinarily heart-warming tale and one which encapsulates that overwhelming feeling with succinct simplicity and emotion-filled illustrations. Hello! Seamlessly following on from the award-winning ‘ The Journey ‘, we see how the girl’s ‘fear’ grows having moved to a new and unfamiliar country. It’s been a very busy month for me, but I’m happy to be posting about today’s book, ME AND MY FEAR, by Francesca Sanna.Francesca Sanna is a very talented author illustrator who is the award winning creator of THE JOURNEY, which was even recognized by Amnesty International..

Flying Eye, $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-911171-53-9.
(I was fortunate to read an early copy.) “ Me and My Fear is a lovely reminder that we all have our fear with us, especially in new situations, which all of us have to face at some point. 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. Computer viruses physically and mentally make me scared.