This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy- Talking about boogers. Stealing pocket change. Skateboarding. Wiping out. Braving up. Executing complicated handshakes. Planning an escape. Making jokes. Lotioning up. Finding comfort. But mostly, too busy walking home. Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal...

Count the dogs as Lyle the crocodile's dog walking business grows.

On a misty morning, Henry, a bear modeled after Henry David Thoreau, shows his awareness of nature as he helps neighbors during his walk to work.

Although raised on a Southern plantation and owned by a Confederate officer, a Tennessee walking horse helps a slave during the Civil War.

A father and son enjoy a quiet walk through their neighborhood and some fun at the park between supper and bedtime.

Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.

A busy Hollywood couple spins a hilarious cautionary tale about what happens when you are glued to your phone. It's a lively day at the neighborhood park. Birds are singing, squirrels are frolicking, dogs are causing a commotion--and wide-eyed children are enthralled by it all. Too bad the parents are missing everything! It's going to take something really BIG to get them to disengage from their phones . . . This timely story, brought to life with...

"When a little girl can't sleep one night, her dad asks if she'd like to go for a walk. They tiptoe through the silent house and step out into the dark. "--

Easy-to-read, cumulative text invites the reader to search the illustrations for animals, flowers, and more, from one harvest moon to ten flying geese, during a walk in the country.

"The best part of Kat's day? Walking her neighbor's irresitible pug, Meatball. So when Kat's parents insist that she join an extracurricular club this year, Kat decides to make her own, by turning her hobby into a business: a dog-walking business! Kat andher best friends, Taz and Lucy--plus the cute new boy, Declan--start Four Paws Dog Walking. But wrangling puppies and pleasing customers turns out to be a lot harder than they thought. Can Kat take...