"A Drive in the Country" is a cute little picture book about a family that just hopes in the car and begins driving without a destination. The family spends a whole day enjoying nature and more importantly enjoying time with each other. It's a wonderful story that reminds adults to slow down from their busy lives and take the time to just enjoy the most important things like time with your family. The book reminds me of last summer when I took my kids to the French Quarter with no agenda in mind. We relaxed near the river for 20 mins or more. Enjoying the quietness of the river and throwing rocks in the water. Like the family in the book, we discovered new shops such as a gem shop that the kids really enjoyed.

I think that a great activity to do with the reading of this book is to have children close their eyes and pretend that they are in the different scenes in the book and ask them to describe how the how smells, how they feel, what they hear and see. ( )