A Good Day Board Book
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 26, 2010
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- Who it’s for
- Five animal viewpoints make room for a gentle look at how a day can change.
- Themes
- Bad days turning good, Opposites, Emotions
- Genres
- Opposites, Big Feelings, Animal Stories
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A bad day can turn into a good one! Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes's masterful picture book explores a single day from five different points of view. It’s a bad day for a little yellow bird who loses his favorite tail feather, a little white dog whose leash gets tangled, a little orange fox who can’t find his mother, and a little brown squirrel who drops her nut. But then something good happens to each of them, turning a bad day into a good one.
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This sturdy board book edition is perfect for snuggling up. What makes a good day? What makes a bad day? And how can bad be transformed into good? This exploration of opposites and emotions was described as "a deceptively simple picture book, expertly tuned to the emotions and imaginations of young children" by ALA Booklist in a starred review.
Small Turns
Five animal viewpoints make room for a gentle look at how a day can change.
Come here for
- A child-sized way into feelings and opposites
- Five animal perspectives within one day
Expect
- Small troubles followed by something good
- A sturdy board-book edition made for snuggling up
Where it sits
| Animal Stories | 86% |
|---|---|
| Big Feelings | 69% |
| Opposites | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Stories
- Bird Stories
- Dog Stories
- Fox Stories
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- Squirrel Stories
- Color Books
- Opposites
- Family Stories
- Authors
- Kevin Henkes
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 26, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Bad days turning good · Opposites · Emotions
- Reading lane
- Animal Stories