Day by Day a Week Goes Round [Hardcover]

Carol Diggory Shields (Author), True Kelley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Bursting with catchy rhymes and vibrant illustrations, these two sturdy-stock picture books are the perfect way to introduce young children to the days of the week and the months of the year. Knowing the names of the days and months can help children feel more comfortable with their family, day-care, and preschool schedules. The rhythmic, child-oriented text repeats the names in clever fashion, to make learning effortless and fun. Designed to give the feeling of joy and motion, each spread concentrates on a different day or month--from the scrunching, crunching snow-filled cold of January and February to the sizzle and pop of July and August; from the rise and shine hurry of Monday to the yawns and giggles of Sunday. Young children will see how their own families, friends, and activities make each day and month special.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-On two-page spreads with bouncy, rhyming verses, children are taken through the days of the week and the months of the year. Kelley uses colorful illustrations to introduce various activities and seasonal events, such as storytime at the library on Wednesdays (Day) or "Sweet hot cocoa in a thick white cup,/January, February, bundle up" (Month). The author uses lots of descriptive words, e.g., "March and April squish-squash-squish" (Month), that make listening fun. Printed on heavy stock paper, these lively books make good read-alouds.
Kathy M. Newby, Russiaville Branch Library, IN
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525454578
• ISBN-13: 978-0525454571
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,617,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & Educational, April 9, 2010

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This review is from: Day by Day a Week Goes Round (Hardcover)

I first found this book at my local library and it soon became a favorite ... not only of my daughter but my husband as well. My husband actually gave me the idea to buy the book for our daughter's birthday so we now have our very own copy. I definitely recommend this book to any parent who wants a fun & catchy book that teaches the days of the week. There is also a clever poem at the beginning of the book that describes how days become weeks, weeks into months and months into a year. Simply great.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better Than the "Month by Month" Book - review of "Day by Day a Week Goes Round", March 14, 2006

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Day by Day a Week Goes Round (Hardcover)

The rhyme in this book is not very good nor interesting...

Finish your breakfast
quick, quick, quick,

Mama's heels go
click, click, click.

and

Thursday, Thursday,
scrub-a-dub

Wash and seep and wipe and rub.

... which is too bad because it could have been a nice little book one could use to lead into a discussion of the days of the week.

In this book, Monday is just a day to hurry off to school and work. Tuesday is shopping day. Wednesday's library... Thursday scrubbing... Friday play-group day (hard to figure out how that works since mom and dad both work--lol)... Saturday's for getting muddy... Sundays snuggles, funnies, and pancakes. [Apparently no church or synagogue during this family's week]

Three Stars. [C-] Pictures are cheerful and attractive. Book seems sturdy. Poetry boring.