Today is his friend’s superhero party but Brock’s usual sidekick can’t go with him! Oh no! What if nobody plays with Brock? What if everyone laughs at him? Brock doesn’t feel like a superhero, but… what if he can save the day and find a way past worried? This sweet, engaging story speaks to kids’ social & emotional learning and helps them learn to manage worry.Īfter working on Way Past Mad with super editor Wendy McClure at Albert Whitman, I talked to my writing group about visions for other “Way Past” stories. Way past worried, with his heart thumping and his mind racing. Thanks for helping to support children’s books and kind authors like Hallee!īrock is worried. Sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reblogging and writing a review on Goodreads or Amazon, really helps spread the word for a new book. Let me know the other things you do to share the good news, so I can put in the right amount of tickets in my basket for you.

If you Re-blog, Tweet, Post on Instagram, or talk about it on Facebook with a link and the hashtag #waypastworried, you will get additional chances to win. Thanks to her awesome husband, her married name will place her work on the first shelf in the bookstore.Author Hallee Adelman’s next picture book, Way Past Worried, launches OCTOBER 1 st! She has agreed to share a giveaway for one lucky winner: a signed copy of the book with superhero swag! All you have to do to get in the running is leave a comment. Hallee has two amazing daughters and mohawked dogs named Romeo and May. She has been honored to support child/teen-focused organizations such as Donors Choose, Franklin Institute, CHOP, Simon’s Heart, and the Wissahickon Charter Schools. Adelman advocates for quality education and has worked with local businesses and SDP to provide internships for District students. She was determined to unleash the extraordinary talents of her elementary through university students. Mixing her desire to imagine with a quest to explore and share, Hallee became a teacher and earned a PhD. She also traveled to space in her under-the-desk rocket, built snow castles for faraway kingdoms, sewed clothing for stuffed animals, and climbed trees taller than the sun (even after falling into a trash can).

During her early years, Hallee re-envisioned neighborhood games like wire ball and Dungeons & Dragons.

Way Past Worried by Hallee Adelman