A Most Unusual Day
No. of pages 40
Published: 2018
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This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 40 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Sydra Mallery is an elementary school teacher, a poet, and an adoptive parent. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family, a cat, and a bearded dragon. A Most Unusual Day is her first book. www. sydramallery. com E. B. Goodale is an illustrator, designer, and printmaker. She is also the illustrator of two acclaimed books for children: Windows, by Julia Denos, and A Most Unusual Day, by Sydra Mallery. The artist lives with her family in Salem, Massachusetts, where the autumn leaves are gold and red and occasionally purple. www. ebgoodale. com
"A heartwarming adoption story from a new big sister's perspective. ...this acknowledgement that adoptive families come in as many variations as the general population is most welcome. An unusually good adoption book." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Mallery and Goodale skillfully embed clues to the big event throughout the text and illustrations...At book's end, when we find out why the day is unusual-it's the day Caroline meets her new baby sister-it's clear that she and her family wouldn't have it any other way." -- The Horn Book
"There's a sweetness to this story of Caroline's topsy-turvy day, one that comes from the quiet understanding of classmates and her teacher. ...A lovely, charming addition to the growing canon of adoption stories." -- Booklist
"This book could be read with any child expecting a new siblings...Caroline and her world are lovingly rendered by Goodale in ink and watercolors. ...This adoption story fills an important need in most picture book collections while also representing the general experience of becoming an older sibling." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"Everything is off-kilter for Caroline . . . Mallery makes expert use of rhythm and repetition . . . while Goodale's standout ink-and-watercolor digital collages reflect . . . the sweeping enormity of her feelings. An adoption story from the fresh viewpoint of an older sister, Mallery's debut captures a child's universal feelings with remarkable warmth and sensitivity." -- Publishers Weekly
"What a delightful choice this book is for Big Brother or Big Sister. It documents the emotions of what it is like to go through a big, unknown but wonderful change in life." -- Florida Times-Union