A Good Day

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
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 02/27/2007
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 9.46w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780061140181

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

About the Author
Henkes, Kevin: -

Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Olive's Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include The World and Everything in It, A House, A Parade of Elephants, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.