\n Inspiration, shrink wrapped.\n <\/p>\n
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From an artist, poet, and Instagram celebrity, a pep talk for all who question where a new road might lead.<\/p>\n
Opening by asking readers, \u201cHave you ever wanted to go in a different direction,\u201d the unnamed narrator describes having such a feeling and then witnessing the appearance of a new road \u201calmost as if it were magic.\u201d \u201cWhere do you lead?\u201d the narrator asks. The Road\u2019s twice-iterated response\u2014\u201cBe a leader and find out\u201d\u2014bookends a dialogue in which a traveler\u2019s anxieties are answered by platitudes. \u201cWhat if I fall?\u201d worries the narrator in a stylized, faux hand-lettered type Wade\u2019s Instagram followers will recognize. The Road\u2019s dialogue and the narration are set in a chunky, sans-serif type with no quotation marks, so the one flows into the other confusingly. \u201cEveryone falls at some point, said the Road. \/ But I will always be there when you land.\u201d Narrator: \u201cWhat if the world around us is filled with hate?\u201d Road: \u201cLead it to love.\u201d Narrator: \u201cWhat if I feel stuck?\u201d Road: \u201cKeep going.\u201d De Moyencourt illustrates this colloquy with luminous scenes of a small, brown-skinned child, face turned away from viewers so all they see is a mop of blond curls. The child steps into an urban mural, walks along a winding country road through broad rural landscapes and scary woods, climbs a rugged metaphorical mountain, then comes to stand at last, Little Prince\u2013like, on a tiny blue and green planet. Wade\u2019s closing claim that her message isn\u2019t meant just for children is likely superfluous\u2026in fact, forget the just<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Inspiration, shrink wrapped.<\/p>\n
(Picture book. 6-8, adult)<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\n
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Pub Date:<\/b> March 23, 2021<\/p>\n
ISBN:<\/b> 978-1-250-26949-2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Page Count:<\/b> 40<\/p>\n
Publisher:<\/b> Feiwel & Friends<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Review Posted Online:<\/b> April 7, 2021<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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