Sit Back and Relax

ONE BOY WATCHING by Grant Snider asks passengers to embrace being "caught," and to observe and wonder while "trapped."

A cleverly disguised message that prepares students for the start of a new school term by sharing the wisdom that curiosity opens the door to endless opportunities and possibilities.

Characters: Boy, bus driver, bus mates

Theme: Travel, curiosity, possibility

Conflict: Being restrained, caught, bound by rules and/or physical space

Perspective: Implied third person. There are no personal pronouns used in the text.

Style: Narrative descriptive observation that uses just nouns, verbs, and adjectives. For example, "Five matching houses."

Plot: The boy waits for the bus. The boy gets on the bus and rides for a long distance before reaching the next stop. The bus finishes its route and arrives at school. The students spill out of the bus and into school. At the end of the day, the boy looks out the window and wonders what he will see on the ride home.

Setting: Rural, farmland, town, school.

A lone boy gazes out the window from inside a bright yellow school bus as it travels through a vibrant pastoral landscape under a colorful, cloud-streaked sky. Cover of One Boy Watching by Grant Snider

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ISBN-13	9781797210889
Publisher	Chronicle
Publication Date	June 28, 2022
Pages	60
Age	4 to 8