Down the Road

Down the Road by Alice Schertle is a story about a daughter, Hettie, who has never been away from home alone. One day her parents decided she is old enough to travel all the way to the grocery store alone to grab some fresh eggs for breakfast. The story takes Hettie through a meadow, over a stream, and through town. In the end Hettie breaks the eggs on the walk home trying to picks apples to go along with the eggs she's bringing home. She is embarrassed when her parents find her hiding the the apple tree. Instead of getting upset, her parents are understanding and the three of them walk home and have an apple pie the next morning for breakfast instead of eggs. I liked the story because Hettie was a character any child could easily relate to. She was excited about her new responsibility, but had fun at the same time. In the end she learned not to fret over the little things. I loved the illustrations in this book. They reminded me of art that I would love to see at a museum. They were beautiful paintings of a young girl in simply beautiful place.