Little One Step

By Simon James

Book Overview

"This book has the classic feeling of a modern-day Make Way for Ducklings. . . . Totally charming." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

What do you do when you're little and lost and your legs feel all wobbly? For one tiny duckling, the trick is doing "One Step," a surprising technique that enables him to walk under the tallest of trees and across the widest of fields. Using simple language and breezy, expressive illustrations, Simon James speaks directly to the heart of a child and shows that every journey, whatever its length, begins with a single step.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763681768
• ISBN13: 9780763681760
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 2 to 4 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Step by step the journey is completed

Little One Step is far from home with his two older siblings. His legs are wobbly and he wants his home by the river and his mother. Big brother tells him to count his first step, "one", then his next as "step". With a few reminders from his brother, Little One Step completes his journey. This is a charming story. A gentle reminder that every journey, and the solution to a difficulty, begins with the first step, and is accomplished one step at a time. It is a simple tale of encouragement for any child who is facing a challenge. Soft watercolor and ink drawings are a beautiful compliment to the story.

A little duckling is lost and frightened

A little duckling is lost and frightened - but by putting one foot in front of the other he learns a new strength and finds in himself a new ability to undertake a frightening journey. Little One Step is a very simple book with large words, easy pictures, and encouragement to kids to take one step at a time when facing something frightening or new.