One wintry morning, Samuel is told to bundle up by his Papa, they are going on a walk to see if they can barter their way to give Samuel’s Mama what she wants - a brown-eyed cow. Filled with gorgeous illustrations by Newbery-winner Eugene Yelchin, this book is a feast for the eyes and the soul.more Through the day, Samuel keeps the needs of his family in his mind despite the snow and many stops. Will he be able to trade all the way up to a brown-eyed cow with some help from Samuel? At each stop, Samuel also meets a new animal and wonders what it would be like to have one of his own. It is 'a long road on a short day.' As they stop at neighboring farms and businesses, father makes one trade after another. Samuel and his father start out for the day with father's best Barlow knife. Through t Samuel's mother tells Samuel and his father how nice it would be to have their own brown-eyed cow.

Samuel's mother tells Samuel and his father how nice it would be to have their own brown-eyed cow. The narration was very befitting to the story and so was the voice and speed it was read by/at.more This was a delightful book and I can only imagine that the physical copy is even more beautiful if it contains pictures (I listened to the audio version which lasted approx half an hour). The boy ends up coming home with a wealth of knowledge learned from his father and the moral of the story is family love, time and bonding between a father and his son. On their long walk they end up exchanging the knife for one thing then exchanging that for another and so on. On their long walk they end up exchanging the knife for one thing then e I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange foran honest review via netgalley and the publishers.Ī long road on a short day is such a relaxing and warm book for children about a boy and his father going for a walk to try and barter and exchange a knife for a brown eyed cow which his mother really wants so she can feed her baby but the boy is secretly hoping for a puppy instead. ***AUDIO BOOK VERSION*** A long road on a short day is such a relaxing and warm book for children about a boy and his father going for a walk to try and barter and exchange a knife for a brown eyed cow which his mother really wants so she can feed her baby but the boy is secretly hoping for a puppy instead. I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange foran honest review via netgalley and the publishers.