You are never too young or too old to learn, whether it be something new about yourself or something about someone else around you. Waddling to the Pond teaches children about ourselves and how we can learn by going back to the basics. About the Author Jonny Poet realized at an age where normalcy was NOT in his line of sight, and that he had to roll up his sleeves and defy traditional aspects of what people can do and what they cannot do. He took the advice of a prominent college professor about writing books, threw it out the window, and proved to her and himself that anyone can rise above what should be.