Good morning, before we begin school this morning I thought I would share a fun book Frankie’s Fishy Feelings by Quincy Kadin. I received a physical copy of the book in exchange for this review.
Frankie’s Fishy Feeling is accompanied by a poster Charlie and I will use in our schoolroom to decorate one of the blank walls. Giving the wall a pop of color and giving Charlie and I something new to talk about as we look at the Tigershark on roller skates. Yes, you heard me right he is on roller skates and seems to be doing a much better job than Charlie or I would do.
Charlie and I opened up the book to read the story and before we began reading the storyline we learned about the Author Quincy Kadin can you believe the Author is a high school student? Frankie’s Fishy Feelings is her first book but I bet it isn’t her last. What do you think? Do you believe she will write more books?
Charlie liked learning a girl as pretty as the Author deal with mental illness and anxiety like we do. Like Charlie she was 12 when she was able to go to therapy. This allowed her to do the things she always wanted to do. Like Charlie she thought no, one else ever dealt with feeling alone especially in her classes. But as she got older just as Charlie she learned that wasn’t true. Which is why she wrote the book was to help kids and yes, it did help both Charlie and I. If you know someone going through anxiety I hope you share this Frankie’s Fishy Feelings with them.
Our review:
We liked learning Frankie is a 5-year-old Tigershark which Charlie and I can study in our Homeschool Science Class when we study animals. A girls who loves to swim and go on playdates, and explore. She has a friend Max a pink Octopus. Frankie remembers Kindersharken is starting the next day.
That night Frankie begins to get things ready for school and a feeling begins brewing in her stomach. Causing grumbling and somersaults for me and Charlie it would have been Butterflies. These feelings made Frankie feel like she was going to throw up. She tried to ignore the feelings as mom put her to bed.
During the night her feelings got bigger and bigger. Making Frankie feeling Yucky. The next morning she went to get on the bus for school but the feeling was still there and grew. They got to school Finley began to cry. Frankie hid her feelings way don dep inside. Then she made a new friend Shelly and met her teacher Mrs. Kelp a Purple seal. I wish I had for a teacher. What about you?
That night in bed the icky feeling came back making her feel like she couldn’t do anything. I’ve had that feeling before. Have you? The feeling came back when she was going to school or meting a friend. Frankie told her mom about the feelings. Her mom took her to a Therapist which Charlie has seen a counselor when kids was bullying him so he could relate to Frankie. Can you?
The therapist helped her deal with the feelings just as Charlies counselor did. She learned to blow big bubbles which we can do when we feel anxious. Then she learned to feel her feet in her flippers which we can do as well. Then she went Roller Skating which Charlie hasn’t ever been and I will pass on because I always end up on my tushy. How about you?
We can use the tips we learned from Frankie is to count our fingers when feeling anxious. Now, Frankie is in control and you can be as well if you talk to adults about your feelings they can get you help. If your a adult reading this book and have these feeling take time to get help for yourself as well.
Another tactic in the back of the book is Frankie’s Anxiety Toolbox which shares tips on how to deal with our anxiety. As well as acknowledgments to thank the people who helped her which we can look up and learn more about. Here is a tip this book is made in Coppell, Tx which isn’t to far from where Charlie and I live.
Meet the Author: Quincy Kadin
Hi everyone! My name is Quincy Kadin and I am a high school student in Los Angeles. This is my first book! Pretty exciting right?
Throughout my life, I have had an ongoing battle with anxiety. This impacted me for as long as I remember. Whether it was in school, friendships, or even at my house, I felt as if I couldn’t push the feeling away.
When I was twelve years old, I was given the opportunity to go to therapy; an opportunity that has changed my life forever. I was able to push past this mental illness, and start to do the things that I had always wanted to do. But at my worst, I always felt alone.
No one in my classes seemed to have been going through the same thing. As I’ve grown older, I realized that that was not true. Many kids go through this. I wrote this book to not only help kids through their anxious moments, but help them realize that everyone has a little bit of this feeling inside them.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
