What Will I Do if I Miss You?

<P><B>2026 NCSS-CBC NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES TRADE BOOKS WINNER</B></P><P><B>2025 BEST KIDS' BOOKS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH—CHILD MIND INSTITUTE</B></P><P><br><B>A touching picture book that reassures children with separation anxiety through proven self-soothing techniques—perfect for back-to-school, travel, deployment, divorce, daycare, or anytime you're apart.</B><br><br><I>“Mama, what will I do if I miss you?”</I><br><I>“Hmm. That’s a good question,” she said. “Let’s try something.”</I><br><I>Alex’s mom took his hand in hers and moved it over his heart.</I><br><I>“Can you feel your heart beating . . . thump, thump?”</I><br><br>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.<br><br>Based on a true story from author Melissa Shultz, and with magical illustrations by Lilia Miceli, <I>What Will I Do if I Miss You?</I> is the perfect picture book for families with working parents or children going to school or daycare for the first time.</P>