Author: Kevin Henkes
Title: A Good Day
Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Genre: Easy to Read
Subgenre: Picture Book
Theme: How a bad day can turn into a good day with just a little effort.
Primary/Secondary Characters: little yellow bird, little white dog, little orange fox, and little brown squirrel
Award(s)/Publication Year: no awards presented/2007
Publishing Company: Greenwillow
Brief Summary/Book Usage: This book tells of four animals-a sun-yellow bird, a white terrier, an orange fox and a brown squirrel who all face small disappointments that threaten to ruin their moods. The bird loses a prized tail feather, the dog tangles his leash around the fence, the fox has lost sight of his mother, and a meaty acorn plummets out of squirrel's grasp. The book goes on to describe how these animals do not let a little disappointment ruin their entire day. They go on about their day and deal with their problems and all is good in the end. It shows you that only you can decide whether you are going to have a good or bad day. I believe this would be a good book to share with a class to show younger students how to deal with an issue when they are having a bad day. I am sure all young children get upset over the littlest things so it is important for them to see how these animals deal with their problems and how they do not let it ruin their day or good mood. 
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