Fantastic, kid friendly art -- looks a little like Pink Panther cartoons, and other stylized 60's artwork. Simple, re-curring story, with lots of motion in the words and the pictures. The road itself is an alluring, embossed gold road, easy to follow as it winds through the country-side and the narrative. And it loops back again upon itself through the inside cover, the dust jacket and the outside of the book. Clever, too. The more time I spent with this book, the more it grew on me. The illustration of the cyclist was so strange to me that I hard time getting over it enough to enjoy the rest. But, I did. Lots of clever surprises throughout. I really liked how the end papers contained little pictures that you can find throughout the book. It reminded me of my favorite part of Highlights magazine. I would pair this with the "Follow the Line" books.
What do You think about Along A Long Road (2011)?
Great illustrations by Frank Viva, and he's riding a bike throughout-so of course I like it!
—BookReader15
Not our fave book, but BEAUTIFUL art
—ShawnaandSteve
