What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

It could be Sometimes I Worry. The illustrations are by Mike Venezia

Kara, let us know when you find out if that's your book.

If that seems unfamiliar perhaps it was the Dynamite Book Of Bummers? I've read a little collection of these and it sounds similar
to what you're describing.
http://neatocoolville.blogspot.com/20... This shows some of the artwork, though not the specific one you're looking for.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Are you any closer to knowing if that's your book? We need to move this out of the Possibly Solved limbo.

Sounds very much like Some Things Are Scary. One of my favorites when I was a child in the early 70s!

I think we have a winner... Here's a Youtube video of Some Things Are Scary by Florence Parry Heide (Anne's suggestion) being read aloud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX9qW...
(There are different cover images and possibly different illustrations inside.)

Quote from the book:
- "Holding onto someone's hand that isn't your mother's when you thought it was is scary." (Picture of people riding down an escalator.)

Moving to Solved.