Taking the Long Way Home
Jake Hope, illustrated by Brian Fitzgerald
Uncle Jerome turns Zarah and her brother's ordinary walk home from school into an imaginative outdoor adventure by slowing down and engaging all five senses.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Scallywag Press
- Published
- April 2, 2026
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN-13
- 9781836300601
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
Bank Street College of EducationBank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2026Five to NineSee the original listSources
- Taking the Long Way HomeSource for: Description
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