We Go Slow -- Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Hardcover

A walk through their bustling city neighborhood brings a girl and her grandfather closer together in this gentle, contemplative picture book celebrating the everyday wonder of slowing down and appreciating our surroundings.

A child and her grandfather step out of their brownstone and take a walk around their lively city. Together, they practice looking closely. They delight in the world that they see, taste, touch, feel, and hear. Whether learning a yellow bird's song, tasting a street vendor's mango slices, or listening to the thumping music from passing cars, they find small wonders in every moment they share--and together, always, they go slow.

Simple yet poetic, We Go Slow is a breathtaking invitation to everyday wonder from acclaimed picture book creators Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker.

Author: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size: 9.00h x 11.00w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9781665950602
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/12/2025
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2025

About the Author
Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is an interdisciplinary artist and PhD candidate at Brown University. In addition to her award-winning picture book Layla's Happiness, she has authored several collections of poetry and has performed poetry and taught in the United States, Namibia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England. She was born and raised in Queens, New York, and her journeys across the borough inspired the writing of her picture book We Go Slow. She now resides in Rhode Island and is the mother of three galaxies who look like daughters. Visit her online at EkereTallie.com.

Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker is the New York Times bestselling author of the Journey trilogy and other award-winning books for children young and old, including The Last Zookeeper, The Tree and the River, and A Stone for Sascha. When he's not home with his wife and two daughters, he can be found creating something new in his backyard studio in western Massachusetts. Visit him online at StoryBreathing.com.