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A Most Unusual Day Hardcover – Picture Book, April 10, 2018

by Sydra Mallery (Author), E. B. Goodale (Illustrator)

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Something rather extraordinary is happening in Caroline’s life today . . . her family is adopting a new baby sister! A warm and loving story about school, family, siblings, and adoption, for anyone eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new sibling.

Today is a very unusual day! Caroline wakes up late, forgets her socks, and feels strange all the way to school. She tries to help her teacher, but everything is mixed up today and all Caroline manages to do is make a great big mess. Finally, the school day ends and Caroline rushes outside to greet her parents, who are having a rather extraordinary day themselves. In their arms they hold Caroline’s new baby sister, who has just arrived from far away.

Sydra Mallery’s debut picture book is a loving celebration of family, adoption, and sisters. Exquisitely realized by the acclaimed illustrator E. B. Goodale, this charming adoption story is perfect for anyone welcoming a new brother or sister into the family.

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4 - 8 years
Print length

40 pages
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English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Lexile measure

AD540L
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0.25 x 9 x 10.5 inches
Publisher

Greenwillow Books
Publication date

April 10, 2018
ISBN-10

0062364308
ISBN-13

978-0062364302
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PreS-Gr 2—A young girl named Caroline moves through her unusual day at school, preparing for the impending arrival of her new baby sister. Mallery's simple text makes readers feel her preoccupation and discomfort. They are told that she is usually up early, organized, calm, and helpful, but on this day, "she forgot her socks. She forgot her lunch box. Her feet were sweaty and she had to eat school lunch." There is no explicit mention of adoption, and even the existence of the new baby is not revealed until nearly the end of the book. Rather, the text and illustrations provide ample space for questions and further discovery through reading and rereading, including subtle textual and pictorial clues, such as the words "far, far, away," and Caroline's interest in airplanes. The focus of the story is Caroline's experience, and the ways in which her perspective changes upon meeting the baby, who made "every usual thing, unusually new and perfectly right." Because of this, the book could be read with any child expecting a new sibling, despite the baby's depiction as older than a newborn. Caroline and her world are lovingly rendered by Goodale in ink and watercolors. The setting is modern, and the color palette fresh and light. The pages are full of detail and texture where it matters, clean lines, with secondary characters and objects sketched in gray and pastel silhouettes. VERDICT This adoption story fills an important need in most picture book collections while also representing the general experience of becoming an older sibling. A must purchase for any library serving families.—Clara Hendricks, Cambridge Public Library, MA

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“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

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwillow Books; Illustrated edition (April 10, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062364308
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062364302
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD540L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.25 x 9 x 10.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,043,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #535 in Children's Books on Adoption
- #1,664 in Children's New Baby Books
- #3,659 in Children's Siblings Books (Books)

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E. B. Goodale
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E. B. Goodale is an author and illustrator who comes from a background of printmaking and letterpress printing. She made her foray into picture books with WINDOWS, by Julia Denos, which received an Ezra Jack Keats honor for illustration and was an ALSC Notable book for 2018. She has illustrated a handful of other books for children and is the author of UNDER THE LILACS and ALSO, both with Clarion Books. She creates from her home in Massachusetts.
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Sydra Mallery
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When I was in second grade, my teacher told me I had to write a book every month. I was not very good at it. Every month, my book was late. I had trouble thinking of ideas and thinking of stories to tell. My teacher would make me sit in a special part of the classroom (a very big closet, actually) with the other kids who hadn’t finished writing their books. I only remember one book I wrote in second grade. It was about a cat who went into a graveyard. The cat touched a gravestone that it shouldn’t have touched three times and a ghost came out! I don’t remember how that story ended. Probably not so well for the cat. The point is, writing under pressure can be hard.
I like to write in my own good time. I love to write poetry. I am constantly looking around for poems that are hiding. Did you know that poetry is hiding everywhere? Look behind your ear! There might be a poem there. (I acknowledge that looking behind one’s ear can be tricky).
I am very lucky, now that I am a grown up, when it comes to looking for ideas for stories. I teach in a public school in New York City. This school is full of very interesting children who inspire me every day. Sometimes I have to look for stories, and sometimes the stories walk right up to me and shake my hand. I am also pretty lucky at home. I have two very interesting sons who do very interesting things. I also like to spend time with cats, ones who don’t live anywhere near a graveyard!
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The text of this story is a delight--poetic and lyrical and with a little quirky sense of humor to it too. The illustrations are beautiful to match. I love everything about this picture book and recommend it highly!

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