The Bench

by Meghan Markle

Book Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex's first children's book, The Bench, beautifully captures the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother's eyes. The book's storytelling and illustration give us snapshots of shared moments that evoke a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion.

This is your bench
Where you'll witness great joy.
From here you will...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059343451X
• ISBN13: 9780593434512
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Amazing for my autistic 7 year old!!!!

My son is autistic and this is an easy read for us at night. He can easily identify the characters and the colors and the story are not complicated. My son loves it! The book is also not too busy which is great for focusing on specifics theme such as color or items. I absolutely love it because my autistic 7 year old son loves it!

Closest comparison is Robert Munsch’s Love You Forever

Personally, this isn’t a book for children that you pick up to make sound effects and get them geeked for some fire trucks or petting a fuzzy bunny. This is the closest modern revival of “Love You Forever” — something my momma read to me, but I grew to appreciate the memories as I got older. It’s a sweet book and the illustrations are lovely.

Unoriginal schmaltz.

Meh