Silly Billy

Silly Billy by Anthony Browne

This book is a great read for young children especially at a 2nd grade reading level. Billy starts out in the book by not being able to go to bed at night because he is worrying about anything he can. Like a lot of kids, Billy lets it get to him to much, even when his mom and dad try and help him understand that its okay to worry about things and that it doesn't need to keep him up at night. His grandma tries to help him sleep at night by giving him dolls called "worry dolls". Billy then just has to tell his worries to the dolls and stick them under his pillow. This helps him be able to sleep and wake up worry free. This book had large type and was easy to read because of this. The author did a great job at using different fonts to emphasize certain words to help the reader understand their importance. Along with the great story the illustrations went along really well with detailing the story and the worry dolls, something most children may not know about.