What the Road Said

Name: What the Road Said
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cleo Wade
ISBN: 9781250780454

Author: Cleo Wade

Narrator: Cleo Wade

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 03/23/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Poetry, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

This program is read by the author

What the Road Said is the comforting and uplifting children's audiobook from bestselling poet and activist Cleo Wade.

Which way do I go?
That is your choice to make,
said the Road.

But what if I go the wrong way?
The Road curved a little,
almost as if it was giving me a hug, and said,
Do not worry. Sometimes we go the wrong way on our
way to the right way.

It's okay to be afraid or to sometimes wander down the wrong path. Bestselling poet and activist Cleo Wade's What the Road Said encourages us to lead with kindness and curiosity, remembering that the most important thing we can do in life is to keep going.

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends

About Cleo Wade

Cleo Wade is a friend, community builder, and the author of the bestselling books, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life, Where to Begin: A Small Book About Your Power to Create Big Change in Our Crazy World, and Heart Talk: The Journal: 52 Weeks of Self-Love, Self-Care, and Self-Discovery. She has been called the poet of her generation by Time Magazine and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. Cleo sits on the board of The Lower East Side Girls Club, the National Black Theatre in Harlem, and the Women’s Prison Association. When Cleo is not at home in California with her partner, Simon Kinberg, and their daughters, Memphis Love and Bayou Beloved, she can be found traveling around the country on her sold-out book tours, which have become a safe space to laugh, cry, hug, and offer support to fellow readers.

About Lucie de Moyencourt

Lucie de Moyencourt was born in Paris and grew up in South Africa, where she works as an architect, set designer, illustrator and painter. What the Road Said is her first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amina on March 10, 2023

I’m at The New Orleans Book Festival right now listening to Cleo Wade speak. Every word that comes out of her is stunning, a true poem. “Before you say something, ask yourself, is it kind, is it valid, is it worth it.” I’ll be thinking about that for a long time. This book is adorable, beautiful. I......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on April 02, 2021

What an inspiring book for children. Loved every sentence in it. Great subject to make a book about. Found the art at times a little dissapointing.......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on November 26, 2024

Going to start adding my favorite kid books, as my house is full of them and I really love them. I’m not sure why I wasn’t already doing this. After many I am left crying and laughing and feeling warm, like this one. Every time I read it to my kiddo we have a conversation. As he gets older the conve......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 08, 2021

If you love the poem THE ROAD NOT TAKEN by Robert Frost, you will love this beautiful book! In this book the road is a character who answers questions. Example: "What if I grow weary or get hurt?" "I will give you trees of all shapes and sizes to shelter you when you need to rest and heal", said the......more

Goodreads review by Siqahiqa on August 09, 2021

I loved the audiobook so much! The beginning music is so lovely, and there is some other serenity music along with the audiobook. I loved the message that the author wants us to take from this book. A gentle reminder for us. Life is hard, and along the road, we need to keep going no matter what. An......more