Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. It’s been a busy week – lots of Zoom meetings with some of my #PBChat Mentees and Runner-ups. And then on Wednesday, I joined ‘You’ve Got Mel’ for a podcast chat with the amazing Mel Rosenberg who is a university professor in Tel Aviv, a micro biologist, an inventor…and someone who writes picture book stories – what an incredible combination, right? At the end of this post I’ll include a link to the interview in case you are interested in finding out even more about me than you already know. I talk about Trick or Treating when I was 5-years-old – our apartment house had 104 families – our candy bags were definitely full…about how various mentors helped guide my writing path…and so much more!
But right now, I’m sure you are tired of waiting…even if we are all waiting together…for today’s Perfect Picture Book!

WAITING TOGETHER
Written by Danielle Dufayet
Illustrated by Srimalie Bassani
Published by Albert Whitman (2020)
Ages: 4-8
Themes: Waiting, friendship, lyrical language
Synopsis: From Amazon:
Waiting is not easy! And waiting can take a long time. Like waiting on the drip, drip, drip of rain to stop or the ding of the timer for cookies to be done baking. But there’s one thing that can make waiting go a little bit faster―a friend! A perfect read aloud, this book encourages readers to enjoy every kind of wait.
Why I love this book:
- Wonderfully lyrical text language!
- Engaging diverse illustrations!
- Hurray for what some might call a ‘quiet’ book! This is a fabulous read aloud!
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Great ideas to make waiting fun and educational: https://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/how-to-make-waiting-fun-and-educational-for-children
More great ideas to help teach patience: https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/ways-and-activities-to-teach-children-patience/
Photo courtesy: https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/learning-to-tell-time-with-a-paper-plate-clock
MAKE A PAPER PLATE CLOCK
Lots of kids these days have trouble telling time with an ‘old-fashioned’ clock because they only have experience with digital time keeping instruments. Making a paper plate clock is fun and easy…for detailed instructions: https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/learning-to-tell-time-with-a-paper-plate-clock
Please don’t forget to leave a comment – author Danielle Dufayet is generously offering a copy of this lovely book – it’s a book you’ll enjoy reading aloud with your kids…and they’ll want to hear it over and over again.
Also, remember that the best way to tell an author that you love her books is to buy them, review them, tell friends about them, and ask your local library to purchase copies for their collection.
And as promised, the podcast interview I did with “You’ve Got Mel”.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
Love this idea! Kids have no idea about waiting – are we there yet? Plus you have a great cover! Good luck on your book adventure!
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It’s a good book for us writers also, right Rinda? When we send manuscripts to editors – we are definitely waiting together.
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Thank you, Rinda -Yes, waiting to get to our destinations -so hard for all of us!
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Congratulations Danielle! It was fun listening to your interview on You’ve got Mel. I listened to part of it earlier. Miss our chats but it was lovely to hear your voice this way.
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Miss our chats also, Laura! Text when you have the time…and if I’m free, we can connect. Glad you got to hear the interview…Mel is lots of fun!
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Thank you, Laura! 🙂
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Ah I’m so excited for another amazing Danielle Dufayet book! Isn’t her writing wonderful? Thanks for sharing Vivian and whee a busy time for sure, keep up the great work!
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Thank you so much, Kaitlyn, for your kind words!! 🙂
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My pleasure, thank YOU for your kind and wonderful books!
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Waiting Together sounds like the perfect metaphor for 2020! Thanks for featuring this book.
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Thank you, Mary -hang in there! 🙂
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Would love to add this to my collection. How cute!!
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Thank you, Emily, for your support! 🙂
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This book sounds great for my twins, look forward to reading it!
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Thank you, Zachary!
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What a great story idea! Looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, Marci, this manuscript landed me my agent!
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I just read Waiting Together this week! So cute and clever.
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Thank you, Rose! 🙂
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Waiting is so hard for kids. To them, every minute is like an hour. Congrats on the book, Danielle.
It looks wonderful!
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Than you so much, Arlene. Waiting is hard for everyone, but it sure does build character! 🙂
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Waiting is hard for most people I think, and now we have to wait to see friends, family, and go places. This book sounds heartwarming and fun too.
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Thanks, Danielle! Life sure is filled with waiting – makes me appreciate everything so much more – especially family and friends!!
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Congratulation Danielle! I remember being that impatient kid-LOL I look forward to reading your book 🙂
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Thank you so much! I think we all were that kid! 🙂
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What a beautiful sounding/looking picture book! I must get this one!
Vivian, you are an inspiration–starting your pb writing at 64 yrs! My goal is to be the “Grandma Moses” of children’s pb writing. I can so identify with your childhood experiences. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Mary! Enjoy!
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Waiting is difficult even for adults! Adding to my TBR pile. Thanks for the rec, Vivian!
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Thank you, Jilianne -waiting is hard -plain and simple -for everyone! 🙂
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Fun review of a book I love! Great clock activity too, Vivian.
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Thank you, Maria -yes, love the clock idea!
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Love your share today! Waiting teaches patience, and what better way to learn it through a friend.
And, I listened to your interview with Mel. I always learn something new about you, but you really open up and share your views on life. You are so upbeat. I could identify with your reinventing yourself later in life. I did the same thing. I loved Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Pippi Longstocking, Little House etc. But, you’re right, we didn’t really own a lot of books — we had libraries and book mobiles. I love your spunk for life and your willingness to take chances — can’t imagine you skydiving! I really enjoyed your comments about agents — interesting. And congrats on your upcoming book book “From Here to There.” Good for you — you are living your dream!
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Thank you, Patricia. Yes, friends always make everything better!
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We definitely have a lot in common, Patricia…and I am so grateful for your constant support! It makes all the difference.
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Move over children….I need this book! Patience is a struggle for me as well as my grandson. Can’t wait to read it with him.
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Lol! Thanks, Meredith -patience is, indeed, a virtue!
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Waiting is pretty much a universal challenge isn’t it Vivian?! Not sure we as adults are any better at it. Perhaps Covid times will teach us something. Thanks for a great post!
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Yes, we are all being challenged to wait for normalcy and it’s a challenge to say the least -hang in there! 🙂
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Thanks again, Vivian, and for everyone’s feedback -love, good health and patience to all! xoxo
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This looks adorable! Waiting is soooo hard! Great book!
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I love the cover! Waiting is always so hard for adults and children. As always, right now I am patiently waiting for my husband. Congratulations and thanks for the give a way!
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When my daughter was a pre-schooler, we took long car trips to visit family on the East coast. Hours and hours of driving! Arden tried to sit still in her car seat, but it wasn’t easy. She kept asking “when are we going to get there?” Of course, she had little concept of time, but we finally managed to make it real for her by saying “We’ll stop for a break in one TV program.” Or “We’re getting closer – just two TV shows to go.” That made sense to her, not that she watched so much TV, but she sort of knew that one show of Sesame Street plus one show of Mr. Dress-up (we’re Canadian) and we’d be arriving at her grandparent’s house. A book on waiting back then would have been very helpful.
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What a perfect concept to explore with kids! I’ll be looking for it to read with my youngest.
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