The World at Your Feet gets off to a poetic start ("Who? What? Where? Why? I don't know, but I'll give it a try") which, given that it uses at least four of his Six Honest Serving Men, is reminiscent of Rudyard Kipling.
It's a sentiment which also sums up the nature of this story, as young readers are invited to join a child and a host of animal friends exploring new possibilities and discover that it's okay to try things and not to know how they will turn out, encouraging them to realise their potential and reassuring them that it is alright not to always succeed or to have all the answers as nobody does. There doesn't seem to be much of a narrative beyond that, but the very concise writing style - presented in various angles around the illustrations - would make this a decent enough picture book for children who are new to reading and keen to find out more about the world around them.
It's a sentiment which also sums up the nature of this story, as young readers are invited to join a child and a host of animal friends exploring new possibilities and discover that it's okay to try things and not to know how they will turn out, encouraging them to realise their potential and reassuring them that it is alright not to always succeed or to have all the answers as nobody does. There doesn't seem to be much of a narrative beyond that, but the very concise writing style - presented in various angles around the illustrations - would make this a decent enough picture book for children who are new to reading and keen to find out more about the world around them.