What the Road Said (Special Keepsake Edition): A Perfect Gift for Graduation

Cleo Wade

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What the Road Said (Special Keepsake Edition): A Perfect Gift for Graduation

What the Road Said (Special Keepsake Edition): A Perfect Gift for Graduation

Cleo Wade

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Now in a stunning special keepsake edition with an illustrated slipcase, What the Road Said is a New York Times-bestselling picture book about courage, kindness and finding your way by poet and activist Cleo Wade.

Which way do I go?
That is your choice to make,
said the Road.

But what if I go the wrong way?
The Road curved a little,
almost as if it was giving me a hug, and said,
Do not worry. Sometimes we go the wrong way on our
way to the right way.

It's okay to be afraid or to sometimes wander down the wrong path. Bestselling poet and activist Cleo Wade's What the Road Said features illustrations by Lucie de Moyencourt and encourages us to lead with kindness and curiosity, remembering that the most important thing we can do in life is to keep going.

This inspirational picture book makes a perfect graduation gift, back-to-school gift, or teacher appreciation gift. Ideal for social emotional learning and classroom read-alouds, it celebrates diverse storytelling voices while helping children navigate new experiences and difficult choices with courage and heart.

About the Author

Cleo Wade is a friend, community builder, and the author of the bestselling books, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life, Where to Begin: A Small Book About Your Power to Create Big Change in Our Crazy World, and Heart Talk: The Journal: 52 Weeks of Self-Love, Self-Care, and Self-Discovery. She has been called the poet of her generation by Time Magazine and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. Cleo sits on the board of The Lower East Side Girls Club, the National Black Theatre in Harlem, and the Women's Prison Association. When Cleo is not at home in California with her partner, Simon Kinberg, and their daughter, Memphis, she can be found traveling around the country on her sold-out book tours, which have become a safe space to laugh, cry, hug, and offer support to fellow readers.

Lucie de Moyencourt was born in Paris and grew up in South Africa, where she works as an architect, set designer, illustrator and painter. What the Road Said is her first book.

Publishing Information

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Pub date: 2026-04-07
Length: 40 pages

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