"RETRACE YOUR STEPS!
Let's start in here.
I don't see it ... but here's
the wrapping paper and tape.
A CLUE!
We're hot on the trail.
To the living room!"
What fun it is to watch this family prepare for a celebratory road trip. The narrator is a young boy, full of excitement over meeting a new baby cousin. His list is long and his backpack is quickly filling up. Even the family dog is highly anticipating the journey. Mom and Dad are busy gathering travel cups full of coffee, blankets and pillows, and foodstuff to keep them from being hungry as they travel. The entourage is complete with a grandfather and a teenage sister.
Once in the car, the question before departing has to do with the 'gift'. Who remembered to bring it along? Not there. They return to the house in search of said gift. A bird's eye view of the resulting chaos will have readers and listeners chuckling as they watch from above the trail their pup Miles takes in search of the gift. What he finds along the way are mementos that remind everyone of days past. Each becomes part of a new and more meaningful gift for the baby. Where is the gift they were planning to bring? You will need to check out the final spread to find the answer to that question.
This story of a loving family and the life they lead together is welcome and heartwarming. Digital art is filled with extraordinary details that shape their story, alongside the dialogue they share as they all prepare for their road trip.
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