While We Wait

Bee Johnson

Oct 2025 · Macmillan Young Listeners · Narrated by Karissa Vacker

Audiobook

6 min

Unabridged

Eligible

This book will become available on October 7, 2025. You will not be charged until it is released.

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About this audiobook

From the bestselling author of What Can a Mess Make? comes a charming audiobook about a brother and sister who discover the unexpected delights of life's in-between moments while running errands with their mother.

This audiobook features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of the farmers market and the patter of rain on the sidewalk!

With joyful rhymes, this audiobook invites listeners to discover beauty in patience and cherish the opportunity of boredom.

Thunder rumbles.
Clouds hang low.
No umbrella!
Where to go?

Speckled sidewalk.
Stormy weather.
While we wait,
we squeeze together.

Filled with the highs and lows of a long day out, this story gently reminds us of the joy in simple moments spent together.

"Karissa Vacker's gentle voice ripples with mirth." —AudioFile on What Can a Mess Make?

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Co. (BYR)

About the author

Bee Johnson was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked as a commercial and editorial illustrator since 2010. Her client list includes the New York Times, Warby Parker and the Guardian. She lives in the Northeast with her husband, their two daughters and a beagle named Banjo.

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