While I Wait

While it is difficult for adults to understand the extent of changes in the world brought about by the 2020 pandemic, it must be so much more confusing to children. Waiting and spending time indoors while a favorite park is closed or school is shut down has been a constant companion for children in 2020. While I Wait shows children waiting for bits of life to re-open and return to normal, while at the same time having fun and using their creativity indoors. With each page featuring a different style of artwork from a unique artist, While I Wait displays lessons in patience, creative thinking, and hope that children will carry into 2021 and for the rest of their lives.

Clare Yaghjian is currently overseeing the design and operations of an esports startup she’s building with her partner in Vancouver ,BC. Susan Yaghjian is a high school Science teacher living in Dubbo, NSW, Australia where she has resided since 1995. David Henry Yaghjian, though distracted by various jobs to earn money, has spent most of his life painting in Columbia, SC. Candy Yaghjian Waites is a former college program director, state and county elected official, and currently president of Seniors on the Move in Columbia, SC. Savannah Holliday is a social worker in the public health system in Melbourne, Australia. Rebecca Holliday was born in Maine and now works in disability care in Newcastle, Australia. Robin Yaghjian Hasslen is a doting Nana and a retired university professor of Early Childhood Education and Development and currently lives in Zebulon, NC. Jessica Hasslen Steyn is the mother of Nadia, who was the inspiration for this book. She works with adolescents living with HIV and resides in Zebulon, NC.