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Hi Kid Lit Friends!
Happy August! The weeks are churning along, and our lonely summer is full of both good and bad days. Thankfully, there are quite a few picture books that deal with bad days which has helped us all cope with unexpected situations and disappointments.
Soaked! by Abi Cushman is about a Bear who is looking forward to a fun day with his friends. But it is a wet, dreary day and Bear cannot possibly have fun with Badger, Rabbit, and Moose when he is soaked and miserable. But his friends have some ideas about how to turn the day around. Will Bear join them?
Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day by Carmen Agra Deedy and Pete Oswald is a story of two friends who always get together to play under the apple tree. They play games and have fun, until one day a new game goes awry. Just when it seems nothing will ever be right again, a surprising thing happens. The old friends try something new, that isn’t new at all. Something they’ve done a hundred times…
Saturday by Oge Mora is a sweet picture book about a mom and her daughter who look forward to their day together on Saturday. They have plans to go to story time and the salon and have a picnic and go to a puppet show. But Saturday doesn’t go as planned. Story time is cancelled. Rain ruins their post-salon hair styles as well as their picnic. Can they save their Saturday, or is it ruined forever?
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies is a Caldecott award winning picture book about Evan and his dog. They spend their day together tending the garden and eating ice cream. But when Evan’s dog dies, Evan is heartbroken and destroys his garden. Weeds take over, and the end of a tangled vine reveals a pumpkin. Evan ends up bringing the pumpkin to the county fair, where unexpected surprises await him.
What are you reading these days? Let me know! Find me on Twitter at @KarinaYanGlaser, on Instagram at @KarinaIsReadingAndWriting, or email me at KarinaBookRiot@gmail.com.
Until next time!
Karina
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