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The Giant Orange What-The-What?!

by Nicole Michels Publisher: CLARION BOOKS

Finding a way through the unexpected

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Finding a way through the unexpected

An unexpected disruption gives this picture-book parable its starting point: a girl must adjust, build skills, and connect with friends as she works through a challenge. The story frames setbacks as part of life, with planning, persistence, flexibility, and help from others all playing a role in moving forward. Its focus on self-reliance alongside friendship makes the idea of “bouncing back” a shared process, not simply an individual effort. Written and illustrated by Nicole Michels, the book brings that message to young children through a story about navigating change and growing through it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering stories about everyday challenges and change
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book about persistence, flexibility, and friendship

Themes

Resilience and self-relianceAdapting to changeFriendship and supportLearning through challenges

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Book overview

A girl gains new perspective, skills, and friends while dealing with an unexpected challenge in this witty parable offering reassurance that while disruptions big and small are part of life, so is learning to work through them and growing in the process. For fans of What Do You Do with a Problem? and The Magical Yet.

When an unanticipated what-the-what?! disrupts your day, it may knock you off track.

It's a quandary, a pickle, and an obstacle, all rolled up in one.

But with a plan, a push, some moving, and some doing, you can always bounce back!

Find inspiration in debut author-illustrator Nicole Michels's sage and sprightly tale of triumphing over life's inevitable curveballs with grit, flexibility, and the help of friends old and new.

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