Customer Reviews

Down the Road

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Our family loves this book. It's a great example of forgiveness and families that work together to get us through the tough times. Our Afr. Amer. daughter particularly loves the beautiful pictures of this AA family.

This was a very good book. This story shows a young girl who is given the responsibility of going to the store alone. When she makes a mistake she is afraid to go home. The story showed how the young girl corrected her mistake. It also showed loving parents who were understanding and supportive. This was a great family story. The girl learns about responsibility. The illustrations were done in watercolors and are beautiful.

What a charming story of a little girl who learns about responsibility, forgiveness, and making the best of a mess. We love this story!

When a child tries hard to obey mom and dad, but ends up cracking all the eggs she was to fetch, dad and mom find her in a tree scared to go home. The love they show through their actions is parenting at it's best.

My first review was for WE this book was also wonderful because it shows both sides, the child's and parents feelings associated with childhood events. It is simple but meaningful.

The illustrations compliment the beauty of the story.

I am a third grade teacher and I use this book to help teach writing. When I read the book to my students, I ask them to look for how the author used certain crafts. This book contains many teachable elements.

Hetty is a well-developed character. Students who have failed at a task despite their best efforts can identify with Hetty. The realistic watercolor illustrations enhance the text and show the emotions that Hetty is feeling. This well-paced story gives an accurate depiction of life in the country. The onomatopoeia used in the story helps the reader to visualize the setting and Hetty's actions.

This is a sweet story of a girl on her first solo errand. Taking everything VERY SERIOUSLY she makes it to the store and ALMOST back when... well... she doesn't. She gets a bit... distracted. And with eggs, that's never a good thing. Luckily she has kind and sympathetic parents who understand that she is just young, after all, and everything turns out all right.