We Go Slow
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- USD 10.99
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- USD 10.99
Descripción editorial
A walk through their bustling city neighborhood brings a girl and her grandfather closer together in this gentle, contemplative picture book that’s “a reminder of the importance of being in the world with unhurried attention and open hearts” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
A child and her grandfather step out of their brownstone and take a walk around their lively city. Together, they practice looking closely. They delight in the world that they see, taste, touch, feel, and hear. Whether learning a yellow bird’s song, tasting a street vendor’s mango slices, or listening to the thumping music from passing cars, they find small wonders in every moment they share—and together, always, they go slow.
Simple yet poetic, We Go Slow is a breathtaking invitation to everyday wonder from acclaimed picture book creators Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Via spare, poetic language as well as watercolor and pencil illustrations that take hazy, desaturated hues, Tallie (Layla's Happiness) and Becker (The Last Zookeeper) celebrate the time shared between a child and caretaker as they together meander through a metropolitan neighborhood. The narrative begins with other household members bustling out the door before the protagonists—a child and an older, mustachioed adult, both portrayed with brown skin—finish breakfast and embark on a leisurely outing. "Outside, we go slow," reads the book's refrain. The images, which maintain an en plein air feel, immerse readers in a city landscape, unfolding the characters' walk in glimpsed vignettes. Everything is worthy of the duo's admiration: a baby in a carriage, sneakers tangled in telephone wires, and the tactile delight of fruit with "chili/ & a twist of lime." Whether viewed as a depiction of mindfulness in practice or the quiet joys of together time, this tender story is a reminder of the importance of being in the world with unhurried attention and open hearts. Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4–8. Author's agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary. Illustrator's agent: Linda Pratt, Wernick & Pratt.
