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Reach for this book when your toddler or preschooler is struggling with the morning drop-off or feeling anxious about the physical distance between you during the workday. Rosemary Wells uses the concept of love waves to transform the abstract feeling of missing someone into a tangible, comforting visual that children can carry with them throughout the day. Through gentle illustrations of a rabbit family, the story follows a mother and father as they go about their workday while sending invisible pulses of affection back home. It is a perfect choice for establishing a goodbye ritual, as it validates the child's longing while providing a soothing mental image of an unbreakable bond. The book is ideal for ages 2 to 5, offering a secular and deeply reassuring way to explain that out of sight never means out of mind.