Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Follow the author
OK
What Are You Waiting For? Hardcover – Picture Book, March 4, 2025
It’s almost the big day. You’re counting the hours . . .and minutes . . .and seconds . . . But what if it all doesn’t go the way you’d planned?
Time goes slowly when you’re dreaming, hoping, and most of all waiting for your next big challenge. But one thing is certain: You’re growing stronger and wiser each day. So . . . take a deep breath and gather your courage. The world is ready and waiting for you!
Here is a spirited story that will shake out the jitters and boost the confidence needed to face whatever it is you’re waiting for.
Perfect for:
- Graduation gifts (for any age!)
- New experiences (camp, performances, athletic events, starting school!)
- Learning the importance of practice
- Fans of books like The Magical Yet and The Wonderful Things You Will Be
- Reading age4 - 8 years
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Dimensions10.25 x 0.38 x 10.25 inches
- PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateMarch 4, 2025
- ISBN-100316214248
- ISBN-13978-0316214247
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
From the Publisher
What Are You Waiting For? | Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker (Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker, 1) | Incognito (Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker, 2) | Sabotage (Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker, 3) | |
Add to Cart
|
Add to Cart
|
Add to Cart
|
Add to Cart
|
|
Customer Reviews |
— |
4.8 out of 5 stars
630
|
4.7 out of 5 stars
151
|
4.8 out of 5 stars
127
|
Price | $18.99$18.99 | $5.57$5.57 | $6.99$6.99 | $5.57$5.57 |
More uplifting stories from author-illustrator Shelley Johannes! | This spirited story explores the ups and downs of anticipation and will help buoy readers out of anxiety and into embracing a growth mindset. | Book 1: Can Beatrice use her topsy-turvy way of thinking to turn the first day of third grade sunny-side up? | Book 2: Beatrice and her best friend Lenny must find a way once again to save Operation Upside—and themselves—from big trouble. | Book 3: As Beatrice hunts for an imposter, Lenny suspects one of their own. Will the mystery be solved before Operation Upside is ruined? |
Editorial Reviews
Review
About the Author
Shelley Johannes is the author and illustrator of picture books including This Joy! and More Than Sunny, and she is also the creator of the award-winning Beatrice Zinker chapter book series. She lives in Michigan with her husband and two sons. Shelley invites you to visit her online at shelleyjohannes.com and @shelleyjohannes on social media.
Product details
- Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (March 4, 2025)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0316214248
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316214247
- Reading age : 4 - 8 years
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 10.25 x 0.38 x 10.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,339,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #18,023 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
- #21,390 in Children's School Issues
- #26,007 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books)
About the author
Shelley Johannes is the author/illustrator of the acclaimed Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker chapter book series, as well as two picture books, MORE THAN SUNNY and THIS JOY! She also illustrated WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? by Marcy Campbell—coming March 2025!
BEATRICE ZINKER, UPSIDE DOWN THINKER has received numerous awards and accolades. It has been named a Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award Nominee, a Junior Library Guild Selection, an Amazon Best Book of 2017 (Ages 6-8), a Brightly’s Best Children’s Book of 2017—According to Kids, Scripps National Spelling Bee Great Words, Great Work Selection, Today Show Best Gift for 7-Year-Olds, and a Sunshine State Young Readers Award Book.
Shelley and her family live in her childhood home in Metro Detroit, Michigan with three hilarious birds. Connect with Shelley about her books, author visits, or art licensing via her website.
Customer reviews
- 5 star4 star3 star2 star1 star5 star0%0%0%0%0%0%
- 5 star4 star3 star2 star1 star4 star0%0%0%0%0%0%
- 5 star4 star3 star2 star1 star3 star0%0%0%0%0%0%
- 5 star4 star3 star2 star1 star2 star0%0%0%0%0%0%
- 5 star4 star3 star2 star1 star1 star0%0%0%0%0%0%
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon