The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners)

The book is really great, and I hate to sound petty, but most of the plants are on the west coast, so living on the east coast our kids won't see them on our side of the country. Living in Maryland, I wouldn't have bought it had I known it was written for kids on the west coast.

We were very excited to read this book. It was beautifully illustrated and had a wonderful mix of both fiction and non-fiction elements. I however can’t get past the author’s use of the word maniac. There are many other words that could have been chosen that don’t carry stigma and negative connotations.

The book is cute but extremely hard to read. Not a bedtime story book. My daughter wanted to me to read every single item and some of the words didn’t even really have words describing the story so I had to narrate. Which I know can be a food way to connect and talk with my kid but not when I’m trying to read the last book before bed. Maybe for older kids who can read or don’t need as much help engaging with the book. Not for my struggling reader.

This delightful book is full of adventure, fun, poetry and magic. My kids always ask me, "Which character do you want to be?!" Each character has her own way of being in the world and kids love this. They also love the non-fiction elements - getting to learn about plants and animals. The author is very skilled at delivering this non-fiction information in a gut-splitting, hilarious way. This book is so layered! You can read it 100 times and still find new aspects to enjoy. OUR FAMILY LOVES THE HIKE.

Really cute book! A wildlife journey with the beautiful PNW as the backdrop. There are many animals and plants with labels on each page. Cool book! It’s long so a child might not be into reading the whole thing but it was very special for me(an adult) being from the northwest. Great purchase.

Beautiful and educational book, my daughter has had me read it about ten times a day... And I don't mind looking at it/reading it ten times a day- that's how good it is! It is an inspiration to go outside and nature journal!

I bought a bunch of nature books to help my daughter get excited about being in the outdoors, and this book is one of them. I was overall disappointed with this book. Pros: Beautiful illustrations with diverse characters! Cons: The "story" was difficult to read and did not engage my 4-year-old. It was not good for a bedtime story. If you're looking for a book about hiking with great illustrations for kids, I highly recommend "Let's go on a hike!" instead. We love it for bedtime.

I love this book. I love the beautiful, lyrical storytelling, the details/nature identifiers that fill every corner, and the overall message of encouragement to get out there and enjoy the world outside. I would definitely recommend.

Our son loves this book and we love reading it to him! We got the book when he was 15months. He started engaging with the pictures and pointing for us to tell him what something was. Now at 22months, he knows the names of all the characters, different flowers, animals, trees! He isn’t as interested in the books journal portion, but I foresee him getting into it as he gets older. The story is simple. The illustrations are beautiful. It feels like you are reading through a scientist’s field book. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! We just ordered another book by this author - Cycle City. Can’t wait to read it!

My two grandsons, ages 2 &3, love this book. I bought it to get ready for our vacation near Mt.. Rainier.. The story is minimal which allows us to talk about all the things that you can see on a hike. Having lived in Seattle for a number of years and introduced our children to the joys of hiking in the mountains, this book captures that experience wonderfully. There are pages from a character's sketch book at the end and I can imagine, in the future, having them color in the items they find on hikes.

The book is really great, and I hate to sound petty, but most of the plants are on the west coast, so living on the east coast our kids won't see them on our side of the country. Living in Maryland, I wouldn't have bought it had I known it was written for kids on the west coast.

We were very excited to read this book. It was beautifully illustrated and had a wonderful mix of both fiction and non-fiction elements. I however can’t get past the author’s use of the word maniac. There are many other words that could have been chosen that don’t carry stigma and negative connotations.

The book is cute but extremely hard to read. Not a bedtime story book. My daughter wanted to me to read every single item and some of the words didn’t even really have words describing the story so I had to narrate. Which I know can be a food way to connect and talk with my kid but not when I’m trying to read the last book before bed. Maybe for older kids who can read or don’t need as much help engaging with the book. Not for my struggling reader.

This delightful book is full of adventure, fun, poetry and magic. My kids always ask me, "Which character do you want to be?!" Each character has her own way of being in the world and kids love this. They also love the non-fiction elements - getting to learn about plants and animals. The author is very skilled at delivering this non-fiction information in a gut-splitting, hilarious way. This book is so layered! You can read it 100 times and still find new aspects to enjoy. OUR FAMILY LOVES THE HIKE.

Really cute book! A wildlife journey with the beautiful PNW as the backdrop. There are many animals and plants with labels on each page. Cool book! It’s long so a child might not be into reading the whole thing but it was very special for me(an adult) being from the northwest. Great purchase.

Beautiful and educational book, my daughter has had me read it about ten times a day... And I don't mind looking at it/reading it ten times a day- that's how good it is! It is an inspiration to go outside and nature journal!

I bought a bunch of nature books to help my daughter get excited about being in the outdoors, and this book is one of them. I was overall disappointed with this book. Pros: Beautiful illustrations with diverse characters! Cons: The "story" was difficult to read and did not engage my 4-year-old. It was not good for a bedtime story. If you're looking for a book about hiking with great illustrations for kids, I highly recommend "Let's go on a hike!" instead. We love it for bedtime.

I love this book. I love the beautiful, lyrical storytelling, the details/nature identifiers that fill every corner, and the overall message of encouragement to get out there and enjoy the world outside. I would definitely recommend.

Our son loves this book and we love reading it to him! We got the book when he was 15months. He started engaging with the pictures and pointing for us to tell him what something was. Now at 22months, he knows the names of all the characters, different flowers, animals, trees! He isn’t as interested in the books journal portion, but I foresee him getting into it as he gets older. The story is simple. The illustrations are beautiful. It feels like you are reading through a scientist’s field book. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! We just ordered another book by this author - Cycle City. Can’t wait to read it!

My two grandsons, ages 2 &3, love this book. I bought it to get ready for our vacation near Mt.. Rainier.. The story is minimal which allows us to talk about all the things that you can see on a hike. Having lived in Seattle for a number of years and introduced our children to the joys of hiking in the mountains, this book captures that experience wonderfully. There are pages from a character's sketch book at the end and I can imagine, in the future, having them color in the items they find on hikes.

Really fun, cute book. My 2.5 year old likes it and it has a lot more content that just the basic story (plant and animal names, little details on every page, plus one of the characters has a notebook on the last few pages of the book with even more little details), so I think it's a book she will enjoy for a few years.

Purchased this book for my great niece and she loves it. I joined the children’s book club here on Amazon. They send my niece books every 3 months, it’s a great club and she has loved every book they have chosen, even though they give you the option to switch books if you chose to! I love it!

This is the best book I've ever purchased! I bought this book for my almost two years old granddaughter who is bored with simple board books, and it's now her favorite!! We have "hiked" through the house a dozen times now looking for the "cock-a-dee" (chickadee), blue jay, strawberry bushes, etc. This book is applicable and adaptable for age one through five at a minimum. So many projects/crafts and learning opportunities can be derived from this storyline and images!!

Cute book but it's really better for older kids who can read and go through the book themselves. It's difficult to read to a toddler (mines 3yo) as there's lots of side bars and notes and not a lot of actually plot/storyline

My kids didn't really enjoy this book I read it the once when we first got it and they've never wanted to read this one again.

I love that this book labels everything they see in a way that doesn’t interrupt from the story. When my 2 year old gets older it will be nice for her to be able to see what everything is. For now, we read the story and I point out a couple of the things they see. Beautifully illustrated.

I honestly don’t understand all of the good reviews. The book had very little story and was more about naming plants and animals along the way. It really did not interest me at all, so I had absolutely no enthusiasm reading this to my toddler.

I had been wanting this for a while and it finally made its way here and it’s just as lovely as I’d expected it to be. Lots of details in the illustrations. Just fantastic.

This is a charming story about three kids taking a hike but also features drawings and information about the plants and other natural features they encounter along the way

Beautiful imagery and educational about nature, but doesn't have much of a story at all, and is rather hard to read To a little one so that they can stay engaged with it.

My 4 yo is more interested in the movement of chipmunk and doggie than the main characters. But I enjoy the book.

I didn't know if this book was too grown for my 18 month old, but the first time I read it to him, he asked for it again and again!

Love all the details in this book! A fun way to learn about different plants and animals that you yourself may see on a hike!

Wonderful! My eight year old granddaughter, who enjoys the outdoors, loves it!

This book is wonderful, the story is engaging and there is loads to learn along the hike (names of plants, animals, how to id foot prints). Its great!

What a joy to read and "More notes from Wren's sketchbook" are a wonderful surprise bonus

Great book but I would say to buy for children five and up. Bought for my granddaughter who loves the outdoors but she is 3 1/2 and a little too wordy for her. However, the pics are good!

Good value for quality product

Our 4 year old granddaughter asks to to be read this book often when visiting. When we visit at their home- we hike and and incorporate Wren, El, Hattie and Bean. The gift of reading together- is priceless

my great granddaughter loves getting her books we send. Her mom and dad read to her every night before bed.

Great hiking book.

GREAT