Better with Butter

Bought for my 11 year old book-loving daughter. She also loves animals but normally reads adventure, dragon fantasy and mystery books. I purchased this when she started showing increasing signs of low level anxiety in social situations: grabbing my hand in public when she didn’t used to, physically standing very close to adults, hair twiddling, speaking fast. She loved the book. She read it twice within a week and has read it a further two times in the last year. She recommended it to her head of year at school for children with anxiety and her teacher agreed it was a good book. It’s not a self help book or ‘in your face’. It’s reassuring content which children can relate to. Im so pleased I purchased it. A little humour and an unusual story hooks the reader. The quality of the paper and binding is great too.

This book is so delightful! It’s really funny, super cute, moving and heart warming! Everything a book like this should be. It also gave me great insight into anxiety. I have a classmate - I’m in a graduate program - who suffers from extreme anxiety and I thought about her the entire time I was reading this. It has helped me understand her more and also recognize anxiety in myself and others when it arises. I think almost everyone can learn from and relate to this book. We all feel anxious at times, even if it’s over smaller things. This book manages to address intense feelings in a light-hearted way. I actually roared with laughter at times reading this book. I also cried. But don’t worry! It’s not sad. It just tugs on the heart - in a good way. If you love strong, empathetic characters, animals and just sweet, fun stories, you must read this book. A great book for the whole family! I hope it becomes a movie. It’s wonderful!!!

I just read this endearing middle grade book about a kid with severe anxiety and how an anxiety ridden goat helped her, just as she helped the goat, Butter. As someone who has social anxiety, I saw myself in these pages. As an educator, I know how much this book will help many of our students. Anxiety is real, even if we can’t see it, and this book gives us a powerful reminder. The story was cute and funny at times, and this helped make the story that much more human and meaningful. I have used this story to open conversations with my own children and I am thankful! My wife is my Butter, my GWOAT (greatest wife of all time) as she helps me get past my own anxiety.

Great story about a middle schooler who has anxiety. She finds a Goat, names it Butter and decides it will be her service animal. Many embarrassing real life situations happen, cute heartwarming story.

My 8 year old daughter loved the book. Initially I read for her as she was mainly into graphic books. As Butter and Marvel started their journey together she just ensured to read through the book every night by herself and started sharing what she read with me each day and what happened to Butter and Marvel:) A good story book which most kids of that age can relate to. Simple narration of a girl's imaginations and school life.