This Is a Moment

PreS-Gr 3–“This is a moment./ A moment is made when/ everything that came before/ Meets what is happening now.” After opening on a parent and child sitting together, the narrative reflects on how each moment is new, occurring spontaneously. “It’s a song and how you hear it./ It’s a sunny day and how you feel it.” The text celebrates the significance of each moment, reminding children to stop and enjoy the journey of life. Each instance is fresh and fleeting, a combination of past experiences and current circumstances. Whether it is a sunny or rainy day, every moment is shaped by how we perceive it. Player captures these events in colorful, charming pictures that are populated by a diverse array of people, young and old, experiencing the feelings that are part of their particular present, then circling back to the original parent and child. Every moment lights the path to future adventures. This book provides joy, encouragement, and hope to the young and old. It has the pace and poetry of Oh, The Places You’ll Go! that make it something of a keepsake on the shelves. Every line, every word, every message tells children to cherish each moment, big or small.