A Good Day (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061140181)

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.

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.

Author: Kevin Henkes
ISBN-10: 006114018X
ISBN-13: 9780061140181
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 02/27/2007
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 9.46w x 0.42d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 114029 / Good Day

Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/18/2006 pg. 61
Booklist 12/15/2006 pg. 47
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2007 pg. 171
Kirkus Best Books 01/15/2007 pg. 16
School Library Journal 03/01/2007 pg. 173
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2007 pg. 184
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2007 pg. 369 - Recommended
New York Times 05/13/2007 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 279 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1
Christian Century 12/11/2008 pg. 25
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 35
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2008 pg. 16