
Mr. Walker Steps Out
Lisa Graff(Author)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Published on 31. August 2021
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-328-85103-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mr. Walker, the human-shaped figure who lives in the traffic signal box and tells pedestrians when it is safe to cross the street, decides to leave his post and experience all that he has been missing, in this sweet and satisfying tale about finding one's place in the world.
Mr. Walker works hard. Every day, he stands in the window of his boxy little house on the corner of Broadway and Main, letting people know when it's safe to cross the street. Usually that is enough. But after a while, watching the world go by without him makes him feel small and unimportant. So he decides to jump down from his box and experience for himself all the wonderful things he's seen from his post. With each new adventure, he feels bigger and more important. But after enjoying all the wonderful things that the city has to offer, he starts to wonder how his little corner is getting on without him. Then something happens . . . something big. And Mr. Walker wonders if it might be time to go home, to where he's needed most.
Mr. Walker works hard. Every day, he stands in the window of his boxy little house on the corner of Broadway and Main, letting people know when it's safe to cross the street. Usually that is enough. But after a while, watching the world go by without him makes him feel small and unimportant. So he decides to jump down from his box and experience for himself all the wonderful things he's seen from his post. With each new adventure, he feels bigger and more important. But after enjoying all the wonderful things that the city has to offer, he starts to wonder how his little corner is getting on without him. Then something happens . . . something big. And Mr. Walker wonders if it might be time to go home, to where he's needed most.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 4 to 7 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-328-85103-1 (9781328851031)
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Persons
Lisa Graff is the author of many books for young readers, including A Tangle of Knots, which was long-listed for the National Book Award, and The Thing About Georgie, which was named to nine state reading lists, as well as the picture books It Is Not Time for Sleeping and Mr. Walker Steps Out. Lisa grew up in California, and now lives in Pennsylvania with her family. Visit her at lisagraff.com.