Children love to ask grownups all about the world around them, and so this quietly profound book for readers up to 8 offers especially meaningful questions about how we all live our lives. "What if you had a long way to go?" depicts a mama bear and her sleepy cubs on a train, while "What if it was worth it?" shows the youngsters' joyful reunion with their grandparents. We've long appreciated Renata Liwska's colored pencil illustrations for such favorites as The Loud Book, Waiting for Snow, and Places to Be, and here her googly-eyed bears and elephants live out the meaning of "What if you go off the beaten path?" and "What if we all work together?"