Yes Day! [Hardcover]

Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Author), Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: May 5, 2009 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years | Lexile Measure: 200L (What's this?)

No matter how silly the requests, there is one day a year when kids always receive positive answers: Can I have pizza for breakfast? Yes! Can we have a food fight? Yes! Can I stay up really late? Yes! This day is simply called Yes Day and it's the best day of the year.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal's simple text coupled with Tom Lichtenheld's delightful illustrations will send kids on a journey into their wildest wishes. With humor and appreciation for life's little pleasures, Yes Day! captures the excitement of being a kid.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2—An unnamed boy cheerfully explains his favorite day of the year—Yes Day—as he makes his way through it. He tells readers to watch and see as his every request is granted—pizza for breakfast, hair gel, an ice-cream cone, a food fight, a dinner guest—all that and more. Lichtenheld's bright and funny cartoons bring the story to life, with character expressions that are right on the mark. Endpapers show a calendar filled with familiar and amusing ways to say "no" that are heard on a daily basis, with the exception, of course, on Yes Day. Children will find Rosenthal and Lichtenheld's third collaboration irresistible. Yes!—Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH
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From Booklist

The word no is ubiquitous in kids’ lives. Rosenthal imagines what it would be like if for just one day adults said yes to everything children asked. The young protagonist poses a series of questions, which are answered in humorous illustrations. “Can I use your hair gel?” the child asks. A flip of the page shows the family posing for a photo with the kid’s hair in spiky triangles. The exuberant cartoon drawings take the child through the day, from pizza for breakfast to picking out junk food at the store to staying up really late. Young readers will pick up on a street sign declaring “No saying no.” The highlight of the book comes from the somber blue endpapers, which feature a monthly calendar that names a litany of days including No Way, Jose Day; Don’t Even Ask Day; and Ixnay Ayday (for pig-latinophiles). Sophisticated and clever, the calendar has a splash of yellow on the last day that proclaims “Yes Day!” Preschool-Grade 1. --Patricia Austin

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Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061152595
• ISBN-13: 978-0061152597
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book... October 15, 2009

By H. BUCKLEY

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Great book...I know my 5 year old grand daughter will love it! I hope her parents will go along with it...all children need to feel like they have a voice in this world. This is a small way that all of us can help give them the confidence to make good decisions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandson loved it! August 29, 2009

By Mary Isenhart

Format:Hardcover

I purchased this book for my 5 year old grandson. It was a great hit! His mother agreed to a "Yes Day" for him and his 8 year old brother (with restrictions) that was such a success they are going to make it an annual tradition.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars FUN! June 21, 2010

By Isabella Gentilin

Format:Hardcover

'Yes Day' is fun, playful and inspiring for children. It draws on children's imagination, thoughts and ideas about what they would choose to ask for on YES day (if there were one!) It gives children a voice and helps inspire them to think about what they really want...FUN! As an adult, I would love a 'YES DAY'. After reading this wonderful book, I am inspired to begin a "YES DAY" with my children and for myself - once a year!
Isabella Gentilin. Author of 'Whispers of an Angel'