It’s today. Today’s the day for a hike in the wilderness!

A child is woken by his dad. It’s time to get up and get ready. After a long drive away from the city, they reach their destination. With hats and tramping boots on, backpacks slung onto their backs and an adventure waiting, they set off down a marked walking track.

There is so much to look at, so much wildlife surrounding them, nature at its best. They walk and play and discover, then walk some more. Some parts of the hike are a little scary, but awesome once conquered. After a packed lunch they reach their destination. They have a special passenger – a sapling to be planted for future kids and dads to discover and enjoy.

The trek back to their jeep and ride home again is now part of a memory made.

This story is told without words. There are a few sounds – the click of backpacks, the crunch of lunch, the knock of a woodpecker and the click of their camera. Told in small illustrations peppered across a page to full page spreads from above and other perspectives, the reader can almost hear the characters chatting as they walk, the roar of the waterfall they pass, and the call of the eagle high above them.

Fantastic. A definite for my own collection.

Author / Illustrator – Pete Oswald

Picture Book

(2021, Walker UK, Hike, Tramp, Bushwalk, Nature, Forest, Plant a tree, Environment, Family, One on one time with dad, Father Daughter trip, Father Son trip, Day walk, No words, Adventure, Animals)