A Walk in the Forest - Hiking and Nature Walk Children's Picture Book Encouraging Exploration, Curiosity and Independent Play — By Maria Dek

"The sensory pleasures of the woods are on display in A Walk in the Forest, a quietly beautiful book written and illustrated by Maria Dek." — The New York Times Book Review "Dek's invitation to explore the forest's magic and to leave behind civilization, vehicles, technology — even other people — feels honest and strikingly personal. Her story itself is a journey." — Publisher's Weekly The forest comes alive in all its mysterious glory with Maria Dek's charming watercolor images and poetic text in A Walk in the Forest. This charming picture book is a stunning invitation to discover the woods as a place for both imaginative play and contemplation. Readers are invited to collect pinecones, feathers, or stones; follow the tracks of a deer; or listen to the chirping of birds and the whisper of trees. The rich, evocative watercolor illustrations and sparse text compel one to build a shelter and play hide-and-seek, even to pretend the woods are a jungle. A Walk in the Forest introduces chil