Small Things by Mel Tregonning is a brilliantly illustrated graphic novel that depicts the effects of anxiety and depression on a child. Throughout the book you see the child struggling to manage his school work, and socialize with others. At times those little voices in our heads are so loud and overwhelming that they begin to eat away at our self-esteem and ability to focus on everyday tasks. This is a topic that is not often discussed with young children and a great way to get the conversation started.

2018 Foreword INDIES Award: Graphic Novels & Comics Bronze Winner. 2017 Gold Ledger Award Winner (Australia). 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators shortlist (Australia). 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award longlist.

Author is deceased.

Canada. Originally published in English by Pajama Press in 2018.

n this wordless graphic picture book, a young boy feels alone with his worries. He isn't fitting in well at school. His grades are slipping. He's even lashing out at those who love him.

Talented Australian artist Mel Tregonning created Small Things in the final year of her life. In her emotionally rich illustrations, the boy's worries manifest as tiny beings that crowd around him constantly, overwhelming him and even gnawing away at his very self. The striking imagery is all the more powerful when, overcoming his isolation at last, the boy discovers that the tiny demons of worry surround everyone, even those who seem to have it all together.

This short but hard-hitting wordless graphic picture book gets to the heart of childhood anxiety and opens the way for dialogue about acceptance, vulnerability, and the universal experience of worry.