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Running The Road To ABC (Aladdin Picture Books)

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The illustrations are absolutely stunning; the text is delightful and touching. Haitian children travel long distances in the wee hours of the morning without shoes to simply get to school. What a wake-up call for those of us in the U.S. struggling to get our children dressed and off to school. I bought it for my three-year-old daughter who is half Haitian, but it is a beautiful tale for any child (or adult).

This book has beautiful illustrations of Haiti. I went to Haiti in the summer on a medical mission trip to an orphanage. We are now adopting from Haiti. I was looking for a children's book to read to my toddlers about the Haitian culture/Haitian school children. It is great, just what I was looking for.

We'll be using this book as a part of our Sunday School classes teaching about Haiti. It's really good, and a nice follow-up to the time in Sunday School we spent learning about the importance of education when we taught the Greg Mortenson's 3 Cups of Tea books . . .

Beautiful poetry, with rich Haitian style artwork. Young readers will love to be read this book, and we can all learn about what a privelege it is to attend school and how hard it is for some children. The story captures the rhythm and excitement of the children running to school early in the morning in Haiti.
Beautiful, readable, enriching.

The ABC book was just as it was on the site. It is a great addition to my ABC book collection.