Surely, Shirley is a book about not knowing. Shirley finds it difficult when things become uncertain. She talks about her worries and explores new ways to deal with the challenge of uncertainty. Surely, Shirley was written during the pandemic of COVID-19, a time when kids and adults alike began facing new levels of uncertainty. This story of Surely, Shirley can help create supportive conversations around a difficult reality: there's a lot we don't know. That much is certain.