Lily cares for the plants, obtains algae for the snails, and cleans up garbage thrown into the water. She frets too much and is overwhelmed when a storm ravages the pond. Lily talks through her fears with her friends, and together they restore the pond. A useful text for a child-friendly representation of anxiety and how to deal with it. The illustrations are beautiful. An especially eye-catching full-page image depicts Lily floating on the water’s surface, too worried to sleep. The text sometimes doesn’t doesn’t have a smooth flow of a story, and  I did not find the plot that compelling. This book could be useful for a child dealing with anxiety.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library