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simplymary's review
4.0
A beautiful children's book about a girl's walk through the woods to the bus stop and how she sings to keep her fears at bay. The illustrations are more powerful than the text.
jennybeastie's review against another edition
4.0
Love this illustrator! Glad to see her involved in more work! (It's a lovely story, too).
caseythecanadianlesbrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the illustrations more than the text.
calistareads's review
4.0
I enjoyed this sweet rhyming book. It is a quick read. It was funny to see the kids read this. The girl has to walk a mile to get to the bus stop. The kids didn't understand that and it scared them. Why does she have to work by herself through the woods? "She is very brave isn't she", I said.
I love the illustrations. The mood feels very isolating until the girl starts to sing and the tone changes and brightens. When the girl makes it to the bus, you rejoice. She also sings to the trees, which I do too. I believe that people used to sing to the trees all the time and they miss that. It's cool to see someone else doing that too.
I love the illustrations. The mood feels very isolating until the girl starts to sing and the tone changes and brightens. When the girl makes it to the bus, you rejoice. She also sings to the trees, which I do too. I believe that people used to sing to the trees all the time and they miss that. It's cool to see someone else doing that too.
raoionna's review
3.0
A first-grader has a serious walk to school, through snow and woods, but makes the best of it.
greenbeanteenqueen's review
5.0
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! It's beautiful, I could stare at the artwork all day and the story is lovely. I'm going out and buying this one for my personal library collection because that's how much I adored it.
Maybe I love it because the illustrations remind me of one of my favorite Etsy artists. They have a vintage feel to them, but the book doesn't feel dated at all. It really could take place in any time period.
Our narrator is only six and lives in a very snowy wooded area and has to walk a long way just to get to the bus stop. At first the task seems daunting and scary, but our narrator has learned to sing away the dark and by singing she's no longer afraid. It's a simple story and it's sweet, but the lyrical rhyming text make the book stand out. "When I was six and went to school/I walked a long, long, way.../I leave my house, so nice and warm, on a windy winter's day." Don't you just want to read more?
The illustrations, as I mentioned before, are gorgeous. The are filled with detail and the snow looks perfect and white and the woods dark and somewhat scary. But slowly throughout the darkness fades as our narrator becomes more brave.
A beautiful book-Highly recommended!!
Maybe I love it because the illustrations remind me of one of my favorite Etsy artists. They have a vintage feel to them, but the book doesn't feel dated at all. It really could take place in any time period.
Our narrator is only six and lives in a very snowy wooded area and has to walk a long way just to get to the bus stop. At first the task seems daunting and scary, but our narrator has learned to sing away the dark and by singing she's no longer afraid. It's a simple story and it's sweet, but the lyrical rhyming text make the book stand out. "When I was six and went to school/I walked a long, long, way.../I leave my house, so nice and warm, on a windy winter's day." Don't you just want to read more?
The illustrations, as I mentioned before, are gorgeous. The are filled with detail and the snow looks perfect and white and the woods dark and somewhat scary. But slowly throughout the darkness fades as our narrator becomes more brave.
A beautiful book-Highly recommended!!
amandaquotidianbooks's review
5.0
I loved this! Reminds me of Curdy and his song to keep away the goblins in The Princess and the Goblin. Lovely winter scenes! Need to buy my own copy!
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
The brave main character of this little tale tells the story of her mile-long walk to the school bus stop each morning. She meets many perils, including walking in the darkness, through the forest, among many dangerous animals. But she doesn’t allow herself to be afraid; instead, she sings the dark away.
It is revealed in the information about the author that she actually did walk a mile each morning to the bus stop. By reading this story, children can see a strategy for dealing with difficulties in a positive way.
It is revealed in the information about the author that she actually did walk a mile each morning to the bus stop. By reading this story, children can see a strategy for dealing with difficulties in a positive way.
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