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Whatever Comes Tomorrow

Rebecca Gardyn Levington author Mariona Cabassa illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Barefoot Books, Incorporated

Published:7th Mar '23

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Whatever Comes Tomorrow cover

“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 Psychologist

Tomorrow 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



“An inspiring, visually appealing read filled with tools to help manage uncertainty” – Kirkus Reviews

“In rhymes that first acknowledge and then reassure, Gardyn Levington counsels fortitude in the face of the unknown” – Publishers Weekly


“It’s a book I have read over and over, and each time I do it feels brand new. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful” – Matthew Winner, podcaster & reviewer


“What a beautiful, lyrical, inclusive way to empower and encourage children to face what may come with calm confidence that they can overcome challenges and look forward to tomorrow” – Kit Little, executive administrator of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)


Whatever Comes Tomorrow belongs in the offices of every school counselor and child therapist” – Donna Cangelosi, Psy.D. Child Psychologist


“As a psychotherapist, I cannot recommend this book highly enough” – Lisa Perron, LICSW., psychotherapist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy, particularly in the treatment of anxiety


Whatever Comes Tomorrow is a timely addition to children’s literature given the critical need to increase focus on children’s mental health” – Carrie Spindel Bashoff, PsyD


“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 Psychologist

  • Commended for Crystal Kite Award, Atlantic Division 2024

ISBN: 9781646868414

Dimensions: 248mm x 254mm x 9mm

Weight: 422g

32 pages