Fort Lauderdale, June 2006: Fatty! Four-eyes! Brillo-head! Nerd! We all know children can be cruel. To a child, being different from the norm individually and/or culturally can be grounds for daily persecution, as well as instilling fear when it comes to the unknown. In The Long Winding Road, Lynn Broder addresses this complicated bias, and illustrates a lovely way of accepting the differences in each of us, or in the things we do, for ourselves alone.
The story begins with a rabbit family, who find and adopt Linkey, a wee one left on the doorstep, along with a puzzling note referring to the “missing link.” As Linkey grows up with his brother Binkey, he becomes aware of different characteristics between himself and his family and friends in the sheltered village of Cotton Tail. When a visitor arrives from another town and talks about his travels and experiences, Linkey’s curiosity is piqued. Linkey and Binkey set off on an adventure to the visitor’s hometown to explore a world unknown to them. Their journey starts by taking The Long Winding Road and ultimately discovering the meaning of the “missing link.”
About the Author:
Lynn Broder, with a master’s degree in Social Work, combined her clinical experience working with children and her passion for creative writing to develop this story. The Long Winding Road relates themes of acceptance to children in a manner that they can easily comprehend and learn most effectively from while being engaged in storytelling.
Ms. Broder presently resides on Long Island, New York, and is currently working with an organization that assists people with disabilities.
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Publication: The Long, Winding Road
Author: Lynn Broder Paperback
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