The Walk

by Celia Sacido

Overview

A walk. A chance meeting. A stunning wordless book that will inspire the imagination of children to create their own story in their own words.

There may be nothing more fun for our dog than playing and spending time with us. Going for a walk in the park, running freely and jumping excitedly when we are about to throw a stick at him are the happiest moments for him. However, there are times when joy can be found in the most unexpected fleeting moments. Our protagonist, after his master tossed a stick at him, runs to look for his treasure. He searches, sniffs, jumps, plays, until he finds —what a great surprise!— that a little bird has perched on his pole and seems to be interested in him.

A wordless picture book, printed on stone paper, that invites you to walk, discover, connect and unite. To savor every moment, to explore, to stimulate creativity and imagination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788416733804
Publisher:	Cuento de Luz
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.25(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD340L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Celia Sacido (Madrid, 1984) is a Spanish illustrator and bookbinder. She studied Film & Animation at different schools in Valence (France) and in Madrid. Back in Madrid, she is trained as a bookbinder and carried out different studies and a masters in Literature for children and Publishing. She currently focuses her work on children's illustration and the binding of book objects and small artist editions.

Editorial Reviews

A magical story where words are not needed to awaken children's imaginations.” —Canal Lector

“A satisfying, uplifting discovery.” —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

★ 2020-06-30
This wordless Spanish import features a dog and human companion out for a stroll; one of them spies a stick.

The adult is of indeterminate race. Like the color of the dog and the approaching birds, the body appears to have been created with a black implement (a pencil?) on a textured surface, developed with areas of shadow and light. After the blue stick is thrown several pages away, distractions delay the curious hound. Finally ready to retrieve, the dog notices a bird poised upon the other end. Children will look carefully, flipping back and forth to check their interpretations of the ensuing pages. Sacido has done a masterful job of inviting focus and showing movement with splashes of color, changes in texture, and the judicious use of motion lines in her compositions. Understated, uncluttered spreads, printed on smooth, heavy (and ecologically friendly) paper, never feel empty. There are crown-shaped plantings, an occasional tree, and one glorious spread of birds gazing at viewers in a green field with yellow flowers. When the bird soars off with its flock and stick and the canine returns to the bemused owner with a flower, readers are left to imagine what the dog and person are thinking and feeling. This narrative is a marvelous antidote to the message-driven “it’s mine” tug-of-war dramas often encountered in literature for the young.

A satisfying, uplifting discovery. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews