The Quiet Way Home

"The Quiet Way Home" by Bonny Becker, is a children's book about a daddy walking his little girl home from school. Instead of choosing the "noisy way," with lawn mowers and honking horns, they decide to take the quiet way. On their journey, we get to take in all of the sights and subtle sounds that surround them... a honeybee, kittens scratching, a tumbling piece of crumpled paper. I cannot describe why, but between the wording of Becker's story and the colorful, happy pictures of illustrator Benrei Huang, you feel like you've entered the story, appreciating the small things in life and looking at the world through a child's eyes and ears. I think you will also enjoy the daddy/daughter love shown. Theirs is the kind of relationship that doesn't need constant conversation or frenetic activity; rather, it transcends quiet and noisy, and the reader gets to be a part of what would surely be a lifelong memory for the girl in the story... a spring day, a wonderous world, and the daddy who shares it with her. Every time I read this book, it relaxes me and brings peace. I know that sounds odd to say, but my husband has noticed it, too. Whenever we read this book to our children, we're more relaxed at the end of it than we were before we started reading. It's a simple story and it will be one you treasure. Highly recommend.