What Will I Do If I Miss You?: A Picture Book for Separation Anxiety

By Melissa Shultz

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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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DK918XGL
• ISBN13: 9798893960037
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Familius
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten