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Don't wait to read this picture book about three friends who are each waiting for something worthwhile--and practicing patience while they're at it! William was waiting on his front porch. Annie was waiting in her backyard. And, in his house on the corner, Thomas was waiting, too. But what are they each waiting for? When will it arrive? These three stories of three eagerly waiting friends come together in the end, where everything--especially friends and family--is worth the wait.

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9781442482319

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....Schwartz depicts three impatient preschoolers who are helpfully distracted by other characters. Headings create five segments within the longish text. William enjoys riddles; he drops clues to neighbors, whose silly guesses pass the time until Papa arrives. Anxious Annie rattles off reasons (to Puppy) why Eddie probably doesn't like her anymore. Then he appears, wondering where she'd been. Thomas helps Grandma choose names for a new sister--until a brother is presented. Cheerful gouache and ink vignettes in a plethora of colorful patterns against a white background carry the flavor of a bygone era: wash hangs outside, batter is licked whilebaking, a child waits on a porch stoop. After group play, William can't wait until tomorrow....--Kirkus Reviews August 15, 2015

The difficulties, and the deliciousness, of waiting are explored in this story about three children in the same neighborhood, with each child getting her or his own minichapter. William is waiting on his front stoop, handing out clues. For each person who asks him what he is doing, he says he is waiting for something special, something that is huggable, warm, and amazing. Finally, we learn William is waiting for his dad. Annie is waiting in her backyard, and she fires off a series of worried questions to her puppy about where her best friend, Eddie, could be. Thomas is inside his house with his grandmother, waiting for his parents to bring a new baby home. Schwartz's (Dee Dee and Me, 2013) gouache, pen, and ink illustrations are charming, and the inside cover pages give readers a bird's-eye view of the neighborhood. This book has an old-fashioned, comforting feel (Grandmother has Thomas lick a spoon while baking; laundry hangs on a line outside), and its message about waiting rings true.--Booklist Online October 5, 2015

....Schwartz depicts three impatient preschoolers who are helpfully distracted by other characters. Headings create five segments within the longish text. William enjoys riddles; he drops clues to neighbors, whose silly guesses pass the time until Papa arrives. Anxious Annie rattles off reasons (to Puppy) why Eddie probably doesn't like her anymore. Then he appears, wondering where she'd been. Thomas helps Grandma choose names for a new sister until a brother is presented. Cheerful gouache and ink vignettes in a plethora of colorful patterns against a white background carry the flavor of a bygone era: wash hangs outside, batter is licked whilebaking, a child waits on a porch stoop. After group play, William can't wait until tomorrow....--Kirkus Reviews August 15, 2015

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Amy Schwartz (1954-2023) was a beloved author and illustrator who made more than sixty picture books, including Bea and Mr. Jones, a Reading Rainbow featured title; What James Likes Best, a Charlotte Zolotow Award winner; A Teeny Tiny Baby; I Can't Wait!; Busy Babies; 13 Stories about Harris; 13 Stories About Ayana; and the 100 Things series. From the very beginning of her career, Amy had an impeccable eye and ear for the specific details of the lives of young children, and this gave her books a universal honesty that touched readers of all ages.

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