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A touching back-to-school picture book, based on a true story from author Melissa T. Shultz, to reassure children with separation anxiety using proven self-soothing techniques
"Mama, what will I do if I miss you?"
"Hmm. That's a good question," she said. "Let's try something."
Alex's mom took his hand in hers and moved it over his heart.
"Can you feel your heart beating . . . thump, thump?"
Alex is starting day school, but thinking about being away from his mom for so long makes him feel worried! So he and his mom devise a plan to use their magical connection-heart to heart-to feel close to one another even if they cannot be together. Based on a true story from author Melissa Shultz, and with magical illustrations by Lilia Miceli, What Will I Do if I Miss You? is the perfect picture book for families with working parents or children going to school or daycare for the first time.
| ISBN: | 9798893960037 |
| Publication date: | 11th September 2025 |
| Author: | Melissa T Shultz |
| Illustrator: | Lilia Miceli |
| Publisher: | Familius an imprint of Abrams Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours |