"Every child needs to know that a parent is there for them no matter how they feel. That is conveyed with comfort and care in this delightful story alongside colorful illustrations. Children everywhere will delight in it!"
Tovah P. Klein, Ph.D.
Director, Barnard College Center for Toddler Development; Associate Professor, Psychology; Author, How Toddlers Thrive and Raising Resilience
"A must have book for every parent, teacher, and caregiver. The Untold Story…teaches children great coping skills plus it includes an easily understandable guide with tips for the adults who love them."
Patrice Samara
Author, Alphabet Kids Series
"Dr. Leibowitz explores what she aptly calls “big feelings” that take over us (all of us, children and adults) despite our best selves. Not only is this book inspiring and thought provoking for any reader, it is a must read for parents and educators who are trying to navigate life’s challenges with the children in their care."
Pascal Sauvayre, Ph.D.
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William Alanson White Institute
Co-editor: Culture, Politics, and Race in the
Making of Interpersonal Psychoanalysis
​​Jill Leibowitz gets to the bottom of the stress between a too-busy Mama spider and her impatient Itsy Bitsy. Mama wants her to wait. Waiting is hard! The story shows the feelings inside and between each of them. Some things are understood but others misunderstood and need to be figured out. The feelings build up or lessen in this cycle of rupture and reunion that we all navigate in some form every day.
Rita Reiswig, M.S., L.P.
Founder & Co-Director, Anni Bergman
Parent-Infant Training Program
Jill Leibowitz again takes us into the lives of Mama and Itsy Bitsy who are struggling to make time and space for all of the things they want and need to do for a day. An especially helpful book to share as adult stressors during the pandemic have been on full display for children. A wonderful book for parents and teachers to share with young children.
Julie Zuckerman, Ed.D.​
Founding Principal, Castle Bridge Elementary School Former
Principal, Central Park East 1
"In this engaging sequel, the young spider Itsy Bitsy and her Mama continue their emotionally difficult day filled with tasks to be done, time to be occupied, and promises to be kept. Dr. Leibowitz beautifully highlights the inner thoughts and varied intense and sometimes conflicting emotions experienced by both parent and child as they traverse a typical day."
Sally Moskowitz, Ph.D.
Co-Director Anni Bergman Parent-Infant Training Program
This is a wonderful book that will help children and their parents or guardians with “big feelings” that can be confusing and scary until they help each other better understand them more fully. Dr. Leibowitz demonstrates that these conversations may feel awkward at first but so readily result in feelings of mutual understanding and safety.
Kirkland C. Vaughans, Ph.D.
Senior Adjunct Professor, Derner School of Psychology
Editor: The Psychology of Black Boys and Adolescents
"A useful story and guide for parents of young children."
Gilbert Kliman, MD
Children's Psychological Health Center