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What the Road Said

by Cleo Wade

A road as a guide through uncertainty

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  • Bestseller

    New York Times-bestselling book

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A road as a guide through uncertainty

A child’s questions to a road turn choices and wrong turns into the book’s central metaphor. The exchange makes room for fear and uncertainty while emphasizing that a mistaken direction need not be the end of the journey. Kindness, curiosity, and the choice to keep going give the story its focus, with illustrations by Lucie de Moyencourt accompanying the text.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering new experiences
  • Families looking for a picture book about choices and perseverance
  • Adults sharing a story about kindness and curiosity with young children

Themes

New experiencesChoices and uncertaintyPerseveranceKindness and curiosity

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Book overview

What the Road Said is the New York Times-bestselling comforting and uplifting picture book from bestselling poet and activist Cleo Wade.

Which way do I go?
That is your choice to make,
said the Road.

But what if I go the wrong way?
The Road curved a little,
almost as if it was giving me a hug, and said,
Do not worry. Sometimes we go the wrong way on our
way to the right way.


It's okay to be afraid or to sometimes wander down the wrong path. Bestselling poet and activist Cleo Wade's What the Road Said features illustrations by Lucie de Moyencourt and encourages us to lead with kindness and curiosity, remembering that the most important thing we can do in life is to keep going.

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