Hike

by Pete Oswald

Other authorsPete Oswald (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Call number

copy 5

Collection

Picture Books

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Picture Book Fiction. HTML: Take to the trails for a celebration of nature �?? and a day spent with dad. In the cool and quiet early light of morning, a father and child wake up. Today they're going on a hike. Follow the duo into the mountains as they witness the magic of the wilderness, overcome challenges, and play a small role in the survival of the forest. By the time they return home, they feel alive �?? and closer than ever �?? as they document their hike and take their place in family history. In detail-rich panels and textured panoramas, Pete Oswald perfectly paces this nearly wordless adventure, allowing readers to pause for subtle wonders and marvel at the views. A touching tribute to the bond between father and child, with resonant themes for Earth Day, Hike is a breath of fresh… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member melodyreads

Great adventure story, going outside story, HIKE in the woods story!!

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LibraryThing member villemezbrown

A wordless story (excepting onomatopoeia) about a father and a son taking an uneventful hike in nature, though small print at the end tells me it may have involved an illegal act. It was pretty dull until I started to include swear words in my narration of events. So I suppose it could be as much

fun as you want to make it.

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LibraryThing member Salsabrarian

A brown-skinned boy and his father go on a hike in the mountains where they see wildlife, waterfalls, lots of trees, and they plant a tree to add to the forest. Encourage sharp-eyed youngsters to spot and identify the various animals that appear along the hike. #decolonizetheoutdoors

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

A boy and his father head out to the forest for a hike in this mostly wordless picture-book from author/illustrator Pete Oswald. Their outdoor adventure takes them past an unexpected snowfield, across a log bridge, by a waterfall, and up a mountain. Eventually they reach their goal: the spot where

they will plant a tree, together...

I have encountered Oswald's artwork before, in Jory John's The Bad Seed and its sequels, but Hike is the the first of his own books that I have read. I found it engaging, although perhaps not as emotionally resonant as the friend who recommended it to me. The digital artwork is lovely - more than enough to carry the story here - and the reader will enjoy following along as this loving father-son duo head out into the wonder of nature. For my own part, I appreciated some of the little visual details in the artwork - the creatures the pair encounter or pass, such as a fox, or some bunnies - and thought it was interesting that the father and son here look to be African-American. Studies have shown that far fewer members of the African-American community take advantage of our national and state parks, than the park services would like, and I found myself wondering, as I perused this book, whether childhood narratives such as this might help to make a positive change to this situation, by encouraging young people to see the outdoors as a desirable destination.

In any case, all in all I found this an entertaining, heartwarming book, and I enjoyed both the depiction of the outdoors, and the loving bond between father and son. I did find it a little funny that the ultimate end goal of this hike - planting a tree - is something that is generally forbidden in national parks and forests (something mentioned in a brief note on the colophon, at the end of the book), but with the caveat that adults be aware of this, and point it out to children during their reading, I would recommend this one to picture-book audiences who enjoy (mostly) wordless narratives, or stories about outdoor adventures.

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