Wordless picture books are often a surprise to people more used to the other type. They don't know what to *do* with a wordless book, if the reviews are any indication. Or they think a wordless book will somehow keep their child from reading. Maybe they think it's too much *work*.A wordless book is a great bridge into reading, though. It gives your kid a chance to practice working out the story from context and following a storyline, without having pesky text to trip things up. And it allows THEM to read the story to YOU, instead of it always having to be the other way around. Plus, there's just some fun in the grown-up not having to be the center of everything.This story is one of a shy new kid. He makes it to the park, but he's too scared to talk to the other children and play ball with them. Instead, he sits with the old folks on the bench.The next day he brings bread to feed the pigeons.The day after he dresses like the grown-ups. At this point, they're concerned, and they set things up so he can loosen up, act his age, and start playing with the other kids. That's the rough outline, but of course you can tell it differently every time :)Is there a moral to this story? Heck, I don't know. I know I like the artwork, I think there's a lot more detail in the grown-ups than you can tell at first read, and that the plot (such as it is) hangs together nicely... if you can take a minute to open your mind and try the book out first.