The What If Weather
About this audiobook
What if I forget? What if they laugh? What if something goes wrong?
Nora loves drawing, gardening with Grandpa, and spending time with her friend Imani. But when worry shows up, it feels like a storm nobody else can see. Nora calls it her what-if weather.
It follows her through a class presentation, a noisy school assembly, a late pickup, a friendship misunderstanding, and a garden changed by rain. Each time, Nora learns a little more about what she feels and how to ask for help. Her dad, teachers, and friends listen as she finds a small step she can take.
The cloud does not always disappear. Nora discovers she can still speak up, take a break, check a frightening guess, or try again.
The What If Weather is an illustrated early chapter book for ages 6–9. Eight connected chapters and gentle reflection pages give children and their grownups ways to talk about anxiety together.
What if I forget? What if they laugh? What if something goes wrong?
Nora loves drawing, gardening with Grandpa, and spending time with her friend Imani. But when worry shows up, it feels like a storm nobody else can see. Nora calls it her what-if weather.
It follows her through a class presentation, a noisy school assembly, a late pickup, a friendship misunderstanding, and a garden changed by rain. Each time, Nora learns a little more about what she feels and how to ask for help. Her dad, teachers, and friends listen as she finds a small step she can take.
The cloud does not always disappear. Nora discovers she can still speak up, take a break, check a frightening guess, or try again.
The What If Weather is an illustrated early chapter book for ages 6–9. Eight connected chapters and gentle reflection pages give children and their grownups ways to talk about anxiety together.
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About the author
Allen DeKeyser writes stories that help children feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. As the founder of DeKeyser Publishing, he believes books can open conversations about feelings that are sometimes hard to explain.
In The What If Weather, Allen gives young readers a gentle way to talk about worry and discover that they can ask for help, take a breath, and face one moment at a time. He hopes every child who meets Nora remembers this: having anxious thoughts does not mean you have to face them alone.
