Waiting encourages us to always be prepared for Christ’s return (Matthew 24).

Waiting prepares us to have our real needs met (Psalm 40).

Waiting creates time during which we can trust God more (Psalm 27).

Let me suggest three reasons why we must wait on the Lord: The word “wait” does not measure time spent, but rather it is a process of strengthening until fulfillment. In God’s Word, Isaiah wrote in chapter 40 that waiting is a good thing. Waiting is one tough job! In sports today, players and teams are waiting … waiting patiently for their time to shine. Every person on the team and each fan would say it has been worth the wait, but it wasn’t easy in the process. The White Sox have won the pennant.” Many people in the organization have had to wait a long time to get to the World Series. Share your photos and videos with us on Twitter and Instagram and be sure to tag Make Way for Books.“The wait is finally over.

Send a picture of you and your child playing games in the waiting room.

Send a video of you sharing the book together.

Tell us about your child’s favorite part of the story.

Share your experience with Waiting Is Not Easy! and be entered into a raffle to win next month’s C2C Book Club title! For example, you could: Play “I Spy,” or take your baby on a stroll through the office and describe different objects. Distract your little one from the difficulty of waiting by PLAYING! Turn counting into a game and ask your child to count how many yellow objects are in the office waiting room. Waiting in offices can be so hard for children. Making predictions and focusing on details of the illustrations with your child will help them develop comprehension, an important early literacy skill. See if they notice any changes taking place from page to page. While reading Waiting Is Not Easy! talk to your child about what is happening on each page. Practice self regulation by doing The Freeze! Find the lyrics here: Having to freeze during a song encourages children to practice patience as they wait for the beat to drop. How does it feel to wait? Explore with your child some fun waiting strategies. Talk with your child about a time when they had to wait for something.

While reading, talk with your child about how Gerald and Piggie each react to having to wait. Fortunately, many things are worth the wait! Mo Willems’s Waiting Is Not Easy depicts this scenario perfectly. Waiting is NOT easy! But unfortunately, it is necessary.

In this wonderful book, Mo Willems takes us on a journey of waiting and the beautiful surprise that follows! Especially when surprises are anticipated.

Sometimes one of the hardest things to do is wait. Our Cover to Cover Book of the Month for December is Waiting Is Not Easy! by Mo Willems.

Waiting is not easy