Rebecca Gardyn Levington – författare

Break the overachiever model with this plucky anthem for dreamers, graduates, and creative minds! Whether or not you ever make it to Broadway or the big leagues, you are more than enough.In this fun and gorgeously illustrated picture book, the terms "yet," "perhaps," and "we’ll see" guide the boundless passions and joys of a young girl who wants to try everything even if she’s not perfect at it.With delightful rhyme and captivating illustrations, celebrated creators Rebecca Gardyn Levington and Rahele Jomepour Bell remind young artists and athletes, bakers and ballerinas, inventors and investigators that doing what you love and loving what you do is all that really matters. Perfect for fans of The Magical Yet and I Am Enough!

It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a day for new beginnings. But two sisters don’t know how to move forward after the fight they had the night before.As they gather for the ceremony of Tashlich, during which regrets from the previous year are symbolically cast away by throwing bits of bread into a body of water, the sisters reflect on their past mistakes and try to make amends. They can’t undo their actions, but they can start fresh again this year, if only they take the lessons of Tashlich to heart.

Laugh out loud with Dinosaur Surprise! Babies and toddlers will delight in joining real dinosaurs in a rhyming story, and then—surprise!—lift the felt flaps to reveal silly ones. The last page features a mirror under the flap where little “babysaurs” can practice their silliest faces. This is the perfect interactive book to help little ones develop early humour and fine-motor skills while they laugh and play with caregivers.

Lift the flaps and meet a magical cast of unicorn friends in this interactive unicorn lift-the-flap board book for babies and toddlers. With soft felt flaps, a surprise mirror ending, and a gentle rhyming story, Unicorn Surprise! turns storytime into hands-on discovery, bonding, and joyful early learning.Every page of Unicorn Surprise! is an invitation—for little hands to explore, for little ears to listen, and for the two of you to share a moment that matters. This lift-the-flap unicorn board book was made for babies and toddlers, and for the caring adults who read board books aloud to them.Soft felt flaps that little hands love to lift. Each flap reveals a friendly unicorn surprise, building hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills through sensory play that feels like pure magic.Humor is a real developmental skill—and Highlights is the expert on it, even for the youngest readers. The playful characters and giggle-worthy surprises on every page help babies and toddlers discover the joy of being silly together.Rhyming text designed for reading aloud together. The gentle, rhythmic story makes this unicorn board book easy and natural to share, supporting early language development and listening skills one cozy reading at a time.A mirror ending where the silliest baby-corn of all makes an appearance. Little ones love practicing their best silly faces in the final-page mirror — a joyful moment of self-discovery that makes every reading of this interactive board book feel brand new.What your little one won’t know—and doesn’t need to—is that every giggle, every lifted flap, every silly face in that mirror is doing something. Building language. Building confidence. Building the kind of early relationship with books that shapes readers for life. Highlights has been trusted by families for more than 75 years to make that happen in the most delightful way possible.

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Large board book format is perfect for little hands Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Arabic and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and Arabic skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Haitian Creole and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and Haitian Creole skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Chinese and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and Chinese skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Portuguese and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and Portuguese skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Bengali and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and Bengali skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual French and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and French skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

A 2025 Foreword Indies Book of the Year finalistA 2026 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts selection★"By following one expressive girl through wonderfully evocative art, this story celebrates both imaginative play and openness to all kinds of emotions" – Booklist, starred reviewA calming reminder that you can feel a different way each day — and that’s ok!And just like the wind, or the sun or the sea,On some days I’m some ways, but all days, I’m me.Some days you may feel like a cyclone, a whirl, dizzy, giddy, wild. Other days, you’re a whisper, a breeze, gentle mellow, mild. You’re not the same each day, and Some Days I’m the Wind is here to say that’s ok! In this calming poem, reassuring phrases encourage readers to meet themselves as they are and explore all sides of their emotions and personalities. Teaches kids there are no “good” or “bad” feelings. All feelings are feelings!A perfect companion read to Whatever Comes TomorrowEndnotes provide further exercises to explore feelings through poetry and writing

"This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears" - Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Vietnamese and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow.Develop English and Vietnamese skillsInspired by the author's own experience with anxietyLyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adultsEndmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

“This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears” – Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Navajo and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow. Develop English and Navajo skills Inspired by the author's own experience with anxiety Lyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adults Endmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

"This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears" - Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Korean and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow.Develop English and Korean skillsInspired by the author's own experience with anxietyLyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adultsEndmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist

"This beautifully illustrated book offers a reminder that it is okay to feel worried, scared, or unsure while fostering resilience and gently encouraging young children to face their fears" - Rachel Merson, Psy.D. Licensed Clinical PsychologistTomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new.Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.Empower kids to manage anxiety! Perfect for a bedtime story to ease next-day jitters, this lyrical picture book, in bilingual Tagalog and English, reassures readers through calming affirmations that they have the strength to face whatever comes tomorrow.Develop English and Tagalog skillsInspired by the author's own experience with anxietyLyrical words offer gentle wisdom for both children and adultsEndmatter includes resources and activities that offer useful strategies for managing worries developed by a child development specialist