On the first day of school, Isla\'s mind plays the what if game.
Tang\'s illustrations show how one child experiences anxiety and worry, providing different tools to practice mindfulness and strengthen one\'s mental health..
In this thoughtful and reassuring picture book, Mónica Mancillas\'s text and Betty C.
The storm might come again, but for now, her mind is quiet.
Mami encourages her to imagine something happy, and Isla remembers there\'s nothing she can\'t handle.
But as school gets closer, Isla\'s worries come back like a tornado.
With Mami at her side, Isla takes a deep breath and blows her worries away in a big balloon.
Scary thoughts come, the world goes dark, and everything feels stormy.
On the first day of school, Isla\'s mind plays the what if game
