The Bench
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- Create Date：2021-06-10 01:31:12
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex
- ISBN：B0921VQV51
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Summary
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 rest
See the growth of our boy。
In The Bench， Meghan， The Duchess of Sussex， touchingly captures the evolving and expanding relationship between father and son and reminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family。
Evoking a deep sense of warmth， connection， and compassion， The Duchess's debut children's book gives us a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons-moments of peace and reflection， trust and belief， discovery and learning， and comfort and nurture。
Working in watercolour for the first time， Caldecott-winning， bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson expands on his signature style to bring joy and softness to the pages， reflecting the beauty of a father's love through a mother's eyes。
With a universal message， this thoughtful and heartwarming read-aloud is destined to be treasured by families for generations to come。
This is your bench
Where you'll witness great joy。
From here you will rest
See the growth of our boy。
In The Bench， Meghan， The Duchess of Sussex， touchingly captures the evolving and expanding relationship between father and son and reminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family。
Evoking a deep sense of warmth， connection， and compassion， The Duchess's debut children's book gives us a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons-moments of peace and reflection， trust and belief， discovery and learning， and comfort and nurture。
Working in watercolour for the first time， Caldecott-winning， bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson expands on his signature style to bring joy and softness to the pages， reflecting the beauty of a father's love through a mother's eyes。
With a universal message， this thoughtful and heartwarming read-aloud is destined to be treasured by families for generations to come。
Reviews
Logan Rose
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Meghan truly wrote this book to attempt to get more people to favour her， definitely won’t work。 The book isn’t necessarily bad， but there’s truly bits in it which have been mentioned in other novels which are truly better。 Sorry， not a fan。
Rae D
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I don’t even know what to say。 I expected so much more than a sixth-grade level poem from Meghan Markle。The pictures are cute though。 The illustrator， Christian Robinson， is the only reason this book gets two stars。 I’m just so disappointed。 I was excited about this book， and wow。 It is NOT good， and it’s weird。 I guess this book is about a bench she gave Prince Harry？ I’m just so confused。
➳ Christie ➳
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I wanted to love it。。。 especially as it is a book that explores the relationship between a father and their child but I think there are much better children’s books out there that are better written and that are more likely to keep a toddlers/ young children engaged。 The art however is beautiful and it was great to see people from different backgrounds being represented。 It’s just a pity that the writing didn’t match。 Overall I will be keeping an eye out for more children’s books illustrated by I wanted to love it。。。 especially as it is a book that explores the relationship between a father and their child but I think there are much better children’s books out there that are better written and that are more likely to keep a toddlers/ young children engaged。 The art however is beautiful and it was great to see people from different backgrounds being represented。 It’s just a pity that the writing didn’t match。 Overall I will be keeping an eye out for more children’s books illustrated by this artist but I’m not sure Meghan has thought about who this book is really for。 I think will perhaps appeal more to adults than children。 。。。more
Dina
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No child will want to read such a boring book。 This is only for needy parents。
Kelly
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This is a sweet quiet story。 The illustrations matched the text。
sara turner
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Wonderful job I loved this wonderful book。 I read it to my 3 yr old Grandchild and a few neighbor kids who wanted to hear。 They all thought it was fun and thought it was like their dad。 Good job Meghan ❤
Stacy-Ann
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This was a great book， I love the art work and the story it tells。
Shopna
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Goodness， what to say that hasnt been said。 I wasted 7 mins of my life that i’ll never get back。 Who allowed this to make the shelves？ No story， no message， even the art which is being praised was pedestrian to me。 Sorry but a waste of all of your time。
Gergana
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Great job to the illustrator！！ However， the text is laughable for Meghan to be called "an author"。 Bad wording & no storyline。 I do believe it's an emotional and rather personal poem she wrote for Harry but it should have been kept that way。 Such a project would have never come to life with another author。 Yet， I guess it's a great gift if you are a fan of hers :-） Great job to the illustrator！！ However， the text is laughable for Meghan to be called "an author"。 Bad wording & no storyline。 I do believe it's an emotional and rather personal poem she wrote for Harry but it should have been kept that way。 Such a project would have never come to life with another author。 Yet， I guess it's a great gift if you are a fan of hers :-） 。。。more
Hamish Pottinger
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Fathers united This is far more than a children’s book。 It highlights the significantly important role of fathers in raising children。 Absent fathers （for whatever reason this may be） have a detrimental impact on growing generations。 There is plenty to read if you just google it。 Even in the U。K。 laws put all the parental responsibility automatically on women as soon as a child is born， women are often expected to be the main Carers。 On the other hand there are also fathers desperate to have con Fathers united This is far more than a children’s book。 It highlights the significantly important role of fathers in raising children。 Absent fathers （for whatever reason this may be） have a detrimental impact on growing generations。 There is plenty to read if you just google it。 Even in the U。K。 laws put all the parental responsibility automatically on women as soon as a child is born， women are often expected to be the main Carers。 On the other hand there are also fathers desperate to have contact with their children。 Whatever type of family we have， it doesn’t mean relationships can’t be maintained。 Type of families are irrelevant for this particular issue， everyone has a father。 And everyone should read this book if we genuinely want to raise healthy， balanced generations in an equal world。 。。。more
Kassandra Aviles
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Loved it！
AlwaysV
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💎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love Love Love all the fathers & sons represented in this super gorgeous picture book 💎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic illustration 💎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every word in the entire 40 pages speak directly to me 💝 In short ~ this book owns me 💖Since I am not one of the target readers， I need to prove my honest feelings & validity of my exuberant review。 Luckily， I live in the city & have enough June book money to buy 10 copies of the hardcover edition。 I'll do just that。 Then I'll do a simple， non-scientifi 💎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Love Love Love all the fathers & sons represented in this super gorgeous picture book 💎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic illustration 💎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every word in the entire 40 pages speak directly to me 💝 In short ~ this book owns me 💖Since I am not one of the target readers， I need to prove my honest feelings & validity of my exuberant review。 Luckily， I live in the city & have enough June book money to buy 10 copies of the hardcover edition。 I'll do just that。 Then I'll do a simple， non-scientific research。 Find random toddlers and kids， ask their parents if they would take this book and read to them or allow kids who can already read， read it themself。 All ten kids can keep their copy and they'll share how/what they feel/think about the book。My thought？ One hundred percent of the kids will love this book。 I'll return and share what I find later， right here。 Please stay tune❣️BTW ~ we all know where the sale of all the copies of this loving & lovely book will go❣️ I applaud y'all who have already bought & read it as well as posted your honest reviews。 Love & Peace ☮️ 。。。more
Natasa Jelic
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People who are really talented writers struggle to have their work published， yet many celebrities and famous people write insanely stupid books， books that lack any artistic value and their books get published and they make the huge profit out of this。 As is the case with this book。 People will rush and buy it because it’s written by Duchess of whatever。 It tells you a lot about the many flows of our modern age。 Keep going this way and Art will be lost forever 。 I gave this book 1star ， because People who are really talented writers struggle to have their work published， yet many celebrities and famous people write insanely stupid books， books that lack any artistic value and their books get published and they make the huge profit out of this。 As is the case with this book。 People will rush and buy it because it’s written by Duchess of whatever。 It tells you a lot about the many flows of our modern age。 Keep going this way and Art will be lost forever 。 I gave this book 1star ， because I couldn’t find zero。 。。。more
Mhairi
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The Illustrations are beautiful， the poem is lovely but this book is not aimed at children。 It would make a great gift for an expectant or new Father。 Or for fans of Meghan the Success Of Sussex。 If your a huge fan you will love audio as she reads it。 And I think the audio is over priced。
PrairieReader
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The illustrations in this book are so beautiful。 From the various types of benches on the endleaves， to the different depictions of fathers and sons within the story itself， the drawings are charming and diverse， with lots of representation。 The first and last illustrations clearly depict Prince Harry and Archie， with the Duchess and Lili included in the latter。Unfortunately， the text is clunky and doesn’t flow well。 While appreciating the sentiment behind it， the attempt at rhyming seems quite The illustrations in this book are so beautiful。 From the various types of benches on the endleaves， to the different depictions of fathers and sons within the story itself， the drawings are charming and diverse， with lots of representation。 The first and last illustrations clearly depict Prince Harry and Archie， with the Duchess and Lili included in the latter。Unfortunately， the text is clunky and doesn’t flow well。 While appreciating the sentiment behind it， the attempt at rhyming seems quite unnatural and the punctuation and sentence structure is disjointed。 In my opinion， the best writing was in the cute dedication。The lovely illustrations aren’t enough to sell me on this book :-（ 。。。more
Shiloah
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Very sweet！
Steven
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Very clumsy rhymes。。 where was the editor？
Jill Dancy
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Sweet poem with EXCEPTIONAL artwork。
Rachel Holtzclaw
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read this when i was putting them out in the store this morning， and it was cute！
Ayana
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Love
Catalina
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Beautiful！ Don’t be fooled by the fake reviews on this and other sites。 Trolls that have no life and haven’t read any part of the beautiful book just because they don’t like someone。 Meghan did beautifully！ The illustrator， Christian did a fantastic job too！ I love the book and so did my baby！
L。C。Crescent
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A beautifully written book with soft watercolour illustrations that give the book a sense of warmth。 Bravo Meghan and Christian。
C S
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This book is not a children’s book at all。 It is poorly written and makes no sense for an actual child。
Debra
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DW1Shows love and support for Father and SonWill always support Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry 🤴💜❤💗🥰🤎🤎🥰The Bench is a great read for children
Tony Wheeler
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Grandchildren loved it， so it's okay by me。 Grandchildren loved it， so it's okay by me。 。。。more
Dylan Teut
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I enjoyed Christian Robinson's illustrations the most。 They really made up for the clunky/awkward rhymes。 I almost think the book would have been better if it was written in free verse and not constrained to the forced rhymes to make everything fit。 It's rather saccharine as well。 I enjoyed Christian Robinson's illustrations the most。 They really made up for the clunky/awkward rhymes。 I almost think the book would have been better if it was written in free verse and not constrained to the forced rhymes to make everything fit。 It's rather saccharine as well。 。。。more
El King
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I’ve read enough of the embarrassing “poem” and I use that word lightly， to know that while Meghan might be smart in the PR department， she is decidedly non-creative and rather a dumb-dumb （even though her heart goes pump pump）。 The writing is cringe-worthy。 Plus， the digs at the royal family - watching the kid ride a bike because dontcha know Harry said he never rode a bike as a child （despite photos to the contrary）; daddy will always say I love you because dontcha know Harry’s family is cold I’ve read enough of the embarrassing “poem” and I use that word lightly， to know that while Meghan might be smart in the PR department， she is decidedly non-creative and rather a dumb-dumb （even though her heart goes pump pump）。 The writing is cringe-worthy。 Plus， the digs at the royal family - watching the kid ride a bike because dontcha know Harry said he never rode a bike as a child （despite photos to the contrary）; daddy will always say I love you because dontcha know Harry’s family is cold and heartless; daddy will let the kid do what he wants because dontcha know Harry had a straitjacket on him。 Just one petulant dig after another。 When will Meghan and Harry let go of their jealousy and bitterness toward William and Kate？ That’s what their bringing down the monarchy is all about。 They are such unhappy individuals。 And shame on the publisher for publishing this tripe。 。。。more
Gwendolyn A
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Love the storyI like showing father and son's interactions especially as time goes by and all the memories they will share that will be very special to both with the passage of time。 Love the storyI like showing father and son's interactions especially as time goes by and all the memories they will share that will be very special to both with the passage of time。 。。。more
Lisa g Spivey
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Lovely BookThe bench is a delightful children's book with illustrations of the myriad of fathers in our diverse world。 Short but inspiring。 The book highlights the love between a father and his little boy。 Great for a bedtime story。 Lovely BookThe bench is a delightful children's book with illustrations of the myriad of fathers in our diverse world。 Short but inspiring。 The book highlights the love between a father and his little boy。 Great for a bedtime story。 。。。more
Bamar Ramsi
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Loved it。 So sweet。 I also got the audio book and the Duchess has the sweetest most soothing voice
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Bench
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Bench&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Bench&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0