Wait

We all know the struggle of having young children.  Whenever we are out running errands or trying to get somewhere it is the constant struggle of hurry up and wait!

Antoinette Portis captures this familiar struggle between parents and children in her book Wait.  The book only consists of two words, hurry and wait, but the pictures tell an entirely different story.

A young boy and his mom are walking down the street, mom looking at her watch as if they are already running late.  The boy sees a dog and of course has to pet him so mom must wait.  This hurry and wait exchange continues with the boy waving to construction workers wanting to buy some ice cream and looking at fish in the pet store window.  Then it begins to rain and it is all hurry, hurry, hurry, until the boy tugs on his mother's coat to point out a rainbow.

This book is so symbolic of making sure to take time out to enjoy the little things, which our kids always help us to remember to do!

Happy Reading!
Laura