I was lucky to receive a copy of the second book in this series titled Attack of the Jitters by Tom Percival via Netgalley. This time Erika is called back to help the team help a girl called Chanda who was having her dreams over taken by Nightmares while in the real world we have Erika's friend Alan who is funny but does not have the confidence to enter the Talent Show. I liked being back in the world of the dream team but didn't seem to spend alot of time there before Erika went to the real world. Also there wasn't much of the Heebie Jeebie in this second book than the first who in my view stole the show. One thing that does impress me is the illustrations as they are top notch. So for this reason I have to give A Case of Jitters 3 stars

I have loved all of Tom Percival's picture books so far so jumped at the chance to read this offering. I hadn't come across the Dream Team before but will be going back to read Attack of the Heebie Jeebies soon after enjoying this.
As with his picture books, this story focuses on one aspect of mental health. Here, we learn the story of Chanda who wanders too far in her dreams, and in her waking life is found to be completing work for other children while they play outside. As she sleeps, her dreamworld has been taken over by a Jitter - a manifestation of all her negative thoughts, leaving her lacking in confidence in her dream and real world. It's the mission of the Dream Team to help her.
This was a well written story, all about the power of friendship and about believing in yourself. The pictures are in Percival's familiar style and the language is easily accessible.
I would recommend this book for confident readers age 6+

Erika’s help is needed for the second time by the Dream Team - the motley assortment of characters who look after dreamers and police their dreams – and she can’t wait to fall asleep for her next adventure. This time the team find themselves up against formidable opposition, not only to rescue the dreamer from her nightmares, but to help her find the confidence that she needs in her daytime life…
An exciting and entertaining adventure story with a difference, with plenty of humour in the relationships between the characters, and a positive message about friendship and self-belief.

I read this to my seven year old and he loved it! We’re big fans of Tom Percival’s picture books such as Ruby’s Worry so we were interested to see how his style transferred over to chapter books. I hadn’t realised that A Case of the Jitters was the second in the series but this didn’t affect our enjoyment of the book so they seem to stand alone well.

The story centres around a young girl called Chanda who struggles with confidence during the day and is plagued by nightmares at night. Erika and the Dream Team help Chanda to face her fears whilst battling all kinds of creatures, including a boxing kangaroo!

I’d recommend this for age 6 and upwards. It’s a great story about friendship and believing in yourself and Tom Percival has a fantastic ability to tackle big issues in a child-friendly and entertaining way. We can’t wait for more!

From the first page, I was transported back to the toilets in my Victorian-built primary school which were grim but plastered with old messages from time immemorial. It's a brilliant read on friendship and teaching children that to overcome issues, particularly mental health, we need to be supported by others and also to support others with their personal challenges. Erik, Chanda, and Kris are a great trio. This series can make those difficult conversations into heart-warmingly positive conversations. I will happily have this book on my bookshelf for children to read individually but I'll also be recommending it to colleagues, especially those on the pastoral care team. What a fantastic contribution to a topic that relates to us all. It it a means of courageously raising our voices about mental health in a society that may not understand the importance of or how to nurture and maintain good mental health.
As always, Tom Percival hits the nail! His work is remarkable and a must-have in every home, school, and workplace.

This sequel to Attack of the Heebie Jeebies is just as good! We meet the main character again, still happy with her family and her baby brother Randall, who is helping the Dream Squad at night and her friend Kris in the day. At 200 short pages, it would be an ideal class reader for Year 2 or 3, with imaginative settings and baddies and a wonderful theme of friendship, confidence and helping others. The baddies they meet in the dreams of a girl called Chandra include a boxing kangaroo and a Jitter, and there are lots of inventive ways of solving the problems they meet. Not too scary, and with wonderful illustrations on every page. Older children who are less confident readers would enjoy this chapter book too.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Macmillan Children’s for the e-arc copy to read and review.

What a fun but also sad dream adventure the team went on.

When a little girl Chanda has gone too far in her dreams, the dream team have to find a away to save her with the help of Erika, but the dream is harder to fix than they thought and it takes all of them to figure it out and help Chanda feel better and sleep safely again.

This was an incredible read, the dream featured so many unique creatures that they met along the way, it dealt with friendship, it dealt with learning to over come your inner demons so you can deal with your out side demons, it dealt with anxiety, depression and lack of self confidence in children.

I love that Erika refused to give up even when no one knew what to do next and that she was the one that really ensured Chanda believed in herself. I loved the illustrations in the book they were so beautiful. And I love the way it was written, it was easy to read, but detailed too.

I highly recommend the book it will be a fun escape getting to go to the dream world, with all the unique characters. You will feel for the characters as you read and will come to learn a lot about how to help others and how to help yourself.