The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll)
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
From award-winning creators Winsome Bingham and E.B. Lewis, The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll) is a powerful, full-color picture book story celebrating a journey crucial to our democracy: the walk to vote—a perfect read aloud.
My granny is taking me on THE WALK.
“Because leaders are not born,” she says. “They’re made through molding and modeling.”
“What’s the walk?” I ask.
“You’ll see. And there’s a few treasured souls coming too.”
Granny and her granddaughter are going on a walk. But this is not just any walk. It’s a walk that must not be missed; one that is more important than ever but has been made increasingly difficult for many to participate in. It’s a walk that joins together a community; that lifts voices; that allows us to speak up, stand up, and say what’s on our minds. It’s a walk for hope.
Where are all these treasured souls going? Just WALK ON and find out.
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A Black child narrator accompanies her grandmother as they embark on a lengthy walk in this significant picture book about the power of voting. Starting at their home, the two trek through several neighborhoods, stopping along the way—at a barber shop, a church, and Mrs. Wong's—to pick up other "treasured souls" ("traveling in a group,/ talking like family,/ together, a community"). Though the child doesn't know where the walk will take them, understated dialogue shows the adults around her alluding to the tradition's importance: "I thought after 2008, I could skip a few of these walks. But I see we need them more than ever." Hints about voting inequality ("The walk wasn't always this long... But folks keep making it longer") provide subtle context about where the stroll is taking the group—and, when they arrive at the polling site, why showing up and casting a vote are a must. Portraiture-centered watercolor illustrations from Lewis (You Are My Pride) bring a clear-eyed realism to thoughtful conversational text by Bingham (Soul Food Sunday); together, the two tackle a weighty topic by leaving plenty of room for additional discussion. Ages 4–8.
