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We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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Portrait of sammy
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We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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front path near home

We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door

I am good at walking with grown-ups. I know grown-ups help keep me safe.

I am good at walking with grown-ups. I know grown-ups help keep me safe.

We Hold Hands to the Door

I walk with grown-ups. Grown-ups keep me safe.

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Portrait of sammy
curious
We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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parking lot entrance viewed from child eye level

We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door

Sometimes we go to a parking lot. Parking lots have many big cars moving. Sometimes I want to walk by myself.

Sometimes we go to a parking lot. Parking lots have many big cars moving. Sometimes I want to walk by myself.

We Hold Hands to the Door

We go to a parking lot. Many big cars are there. Sometimes I want to go alone.

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Portrait of sammy
curious
We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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parking lot lane seen from inside a car

We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door

It is okay to feel like walking alone. Drivers try hard to look carefully. Small children can be hard to see.

It is okay to feel like walking alone. Drivers try hard to look carefully. Small children can be hard to see.

We Hold Hands to the Door

It is okay. Drivers look carefully. Small children are hard to see.

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Portrait of sammy
calm
We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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parking lot pedestrian walkway between parked cars

We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door

My grown-up is there to help me. We can breathe and walk slowly together. A break is waiting just inside the door.

My grown-up is there to help me. We can breathe and walk slowly together. A break is waiting just inside the door.

We Hold Hands to the Door

My grown-up helps me. We breathe slowly. A break is inside.

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Portrait of sammy
calm
We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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car door open at parking space

We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door

My grown-up reaches for my hand first. I can try to hold my grown-up's hand. We stay calm together all the way.

My grown-up reaches for my hand first. I can try to hold my grown-up's hand. We stay calm together all the way.

We Hold Hands to the Door

Grown-up reaches for my hand. I can try. We stay calm.

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Portrait of sammy
proud
We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door
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shop entrance door

We Hold Hands All the Way to the Door

We walk all the way to the door. I walked safely through the parking lot. I am safe and I feel proud.

We walk all the way to the door. I walked safely through the parking lot. I am safe and I feel proud.

We Hold Hands to the Door

We made it to the door. I walked safely. I feel proud.

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