History Literature / WemberlyWorried

* CommonalityConnection: Invoked. When Wemberly's parents talk to her teacher Ms. Peachum, about her being nervous, Ms. Peachum introduces her to another girl named Jewel who is also shy, is wearing stripes, and has a doll. They become fast friends and enjoy their first day of nursery school together.

* CommonalityConnection: Wemberly and Jewel become friends on the first day of nursery school because they're both shy, are wearing stripes, and have dolls.

Wemberly is a girl who worries about absolutely everything -- dangerous playground equipment, losing her doll, her friends not coming to her birthday party, and just about anything that happens. But the biggest, most worrisome thing of all is coming: the beginning of nursery school. Can Wemberly overcome her fears?

''Wemberly Worried'' is a 2000 children's picture book by Kevin Henkes.

* CharacterTics: When Wemberly is especially worried, she rubs the ears of her stuffed bunny, Petal. Jewel admits that she does the same with her stuffed cat Nibblet, only she rubs her nose instead.

* CallBack: Lilly appears in the Halloween parade, and she's carrying the purple plastic purse that was the focus of ''Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse''.

* TheCameo: In the Halloween parade, Lilly and Julius -- who appear in Kevin Henkes' other books -- can be seen wearing BedsheetGhost costumes and Groucho Marx glasses and noses. (Most of their bodies are hidden, but Lilly can be identified by her red boots with white stars and her [[Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse purple plastic purse]].)

* TheCameo: In the Halloween parade, Lilly and Julius -- who appear in Kevin Henkes' other books -- can be seen wearing BedsheetGhost costumes and Groucho Marx glasses and noses. (Most of their bodies are hidden, but Lilly is identifiable by her red boots with white stars and her [[Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse purple plastic purse]].)

* PositiveFriendInfluence: Having Jewel as a friend to play with helps Wemberly to feel not so worried on her first day of nursery school.

* PatchworkKids: Wemberly's mother has white fur, her father has grey fur, and Wemberly herself has white fur with grey spots.

Wemberly is a girl who worries about absolutely everything -- the playground equipment, losing her doll, her friends not coming to her birthday party, and just about anything that happens. But the biggest, most worrisome thing of all is coming: the beginning of nursery school. Can Wemberly overcome her fears?

* MovingTheGoalposts: Wemberly worries so much that even when one of her worries doesn't come true, her mind finds something else to worry about. For example, when it's her birthday, she's worried that no one will show up to her party. But when all the guests show up, she worries there won't be enough cake for everyone.

->''Wemberly worried about everything. Big things, little things, and things in between.\\

* LostToyGrievance: Wemberly cries when she loses Petal, and worries that she's lost her doll forever. Thankfully, her mom easily finds Petal.

* CharacterTics: When Wemberly is worried, she rubs the ears of her stuffed bunny, Petal. Jewel admits that she does the same with her stuffed cat Nibblet, only she rubs her nose instead.

* CharacterTics: When Wemberly is worried, she rubs the ears of her plush bunny, Petal.

* TheCameo: In the Halloween parade, Lilly and Julius -- who appear in Kevin Henkes' other books -- can be seen wearing BedsheetGhost costumes and Groucho Marx glasses and noses. (Most of their bodies are covered, but Lilly is identifiable by her red boots with white stars and her [[Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse purple plastic purse]].)

* MovingTheGoalposts: Wemberly worries so much that even when one of her worries doesn't come true, her mind finds something else to worry about. For example, when it's her birthday, she's worried that no one will show up to her party. But when all the guests shows up, she worries there won't be enough cake for everyone.

* MortonsFork: On Halloween, Wemberly dresses as a butterfly, but worries that there will be too many other children dressed as butterflies in the neighborhood parade. Then, when it turns out no one else dressed as a butterfly, Wemberly worries because she's the ''only'' one!