What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do

Illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper

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On Sale: Jun 10, 2025
Page Count: 40 pages
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781523529810

This gentle guide to negotiating life’s little and big moments will inspire smiles, encourage conversation, and help readers of all ages discover what to do when they’re not sure what to do.

Just take the first step.
A smile can make somebody’s day.
Make the leap.

Sweet and spare lines of loving guidance offer instructions on how to live, paired with touching illustrations that invite readers to imagine the story behind the advice. With the perfect combination of instruction, love, and imagination, this is a perfect gift for new parents, a valuable tool for social emotional learning conversations, and a must-have for caregivers who want their little ones to be safe—and to feel loved.

What do you do when you’re not sure what to do? Read this book!

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Davina Bell

About the Author

Davina Bell is a former children’s book editor and now a full-time writer of picture books, chapter books, and YA novels. Many of the books she has written have won literary prizes in Australia and also been published in the U.S. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. She invites you to visit her website at davinabell.com.

Hillary Jean Tapper is an award-winning illustrator based in New Zealand. She creates picture books, works as a creative arts therapist, lecturer and researcher, and facilitates creative arts workshops. She invites you to visit her website at hilaryjeantapper.com.

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