num_pages: 32
description: A funny, sympathetic antidote to worry from a Hans Christian Andersen MedalistBilly worries about everything, from shoes that might march out the window to giant birds that might carry him away. One night on a visit to Grandma's, Billy is so anxious that he can't sleep. But Grandma has just the thing for a boy like Billy — tiny, colorful worry dolls, made to do his worrying for him. That night when Billy puts the dolls under his pillow, he sleeps like a log. But soon it dawns on Billy that something is not quite right — now he has all those worry dolls to worry about! Leave it to Anthony Browne, with his surreal illustrations and a final clever twist, to come up with a solution that puts Billy at ease at last.
language: English
title: Silly Billy
titlecomplete: Silly Billy
genres: Cultural, Mental Health, Picture Books, Childrens, Emotion, Humor, Realistic Fiction, Family, Fiction, International
ratings_count: 640
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Prémio Andersen
publisher: Candlewick Press