A grandfather shows his granddaughter how rewarding a day outside can be in this endearing picture book based on a Yiddish expression about taking things one step at a time.

Eleanor Finklestein refuses to go on a walk with her zayde: Walks have sore feet and are icky and sticky. Walks make her hungry. "Hungry?" says Zayde. "Let's go pick apples from the tree at the end of the driveway!" She agrees because that would not be a walk. And then she agrees to go a bit farther to pet a neighbor's dog. And then to the pond on a toad hunt. And before she knows it, Eleanor's "not a walk" has turned into quite the schlep, and Zayde is tired, icky-sticky, and hungry. Now he needs his granddaughter to inspire him, little by little, to walk back home.

This sweetly humorous story is an excellent reminder that sometimes life is just more manageable in bite-sized pieces (and with someone you love).

Charlotte Offsay was born in England, grew up in Boston, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two small children. She is the author of many picture books, and through her writing, she hopes to make children laugh, to inspire curiosity, and to create a magical world her readers can lose themselves in time and time again.

Rotem Teplow is a freelance illustrator living and working in Israel. She graduated from Shenkar College of Design and has illustrated for newspapers and magazines in addition to a number of picture books.