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About The Book
Come along on an eye-popping journey through the forest with a group of young explorers ready to discover everything nature has to offer in this lyrical, awe-inspiring picture book full of “curiosity and wonder” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
The wind waves its hand.
The trees take a bow.
Everything’s big.
And everything’s small…
From giant redwoods to tiny saplings, steep canyons to shallow creeks, and soaring eagles to crawling critters, there are endless wonders to discover along a trail through the forest. This sweeping story of a day spent in nature will inspire young readers to soak in all the marvels, big and small, that surround them.
The wind waves its hand.
The trees take a bow.
Everything’s big.
And everything’s small…
From giant redwoods to tiny saplings, steep canyons to shallow creeks, and soaring eagles to crawling critters, there are endless wonders to discover along a trail through the forest. This sweeping story of a day spent in nature will inspire young readers to soak in all the marvels, big and small, that surround them.
About The Author
Photo courtesy of the author
Meg Fleming is the author of Sometimes Rain, I Heart You, Here Comes Ocean!, Wondering Around, and The Everything Trail. A former voice teacher, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories. She lives near San Francisco with her husband and three kids. Visit her at MegFleming.net.
About The Illustrator
Chuck Groenink is the illustrator of The Library Book by Tom Chapin and Michael Mark and many other picture books. Originally from the Netherlands, he now lives with his family in Valatie, New York. When not drawing pictures for books, he likes to read, bake bread, or go hiking, and he wishes he could play the banjo. Visit him online at ChuckGroenink.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Beach Lane Books (August 26, 2025)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665924870
- Grades: P - 3
- Ages: 4 - 8
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Raves and Reviews
*Twining the fantasy of an unfettered childhood adventure with the majestic reality of an ancient redwood forest, Fleming and Groenink offer an outdoors variation on a classic children’s rhyme: “This is the forest./ This is the steeple./ Giants and saplings/ and just a few people.” An expression of hope that curiosity and wonder can transform into stewardship and care.
– Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW, 5/19/2025
On their first reads, kids will likely focus on the young adventurers, but repeat readers will enjoy spying forest animals around, above, and below. Will surely whet children’s appetites to get out and walk amid nature’s steeples.
– Kirkus, 06/01/2025
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Everything Trail Hardcover 9781665924870
- Author Photo (jpg): Meg Fleming Photo courtesy of the author(0.1 MB)
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