Ode to a Bad Day

(Hardback)

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Oh Too Much Milk in My Cereal!
Soggy, squishy! Boggy, mushy!
You turned my crispy into gushy!

Sometimes the little bumps in our days can feel much bigger than they are. And when they start multiplying . . . oh, what a bad day it can become!Told in a series of dramatic odes to a days annoyances,Ode to a Bad Daylets children and caregivers alike find the humor and compassion in the days that could have gone betterand encourages readers to look forward to a better day . . . tomorrow.

Reviews

"Ode to a Bad Day is wholly relatable and highly engaging, with lively, rolling poetry and rich, charming illustrations. No matter what kind of day it has been, don't be surprised if young readers want to read this book over and over." -- Book Page
"Engaging" -- Booklist
"This is one bad day readers won't mind reliving again and again." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Chelsea Lin Wallace is a proud member of SCBWI, CBW-LA, and the 1212 Challenge, and has her master's in education. She worked in the digital marketing world before becoming an educator and through teaching young children creative writing, she realized she needed to take her passion seriously and pursue her dream professionally. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her family.

Hyewon Yum is an author and illustrator of many childrens books, includingLast Night,which received a Fiction Honorable Mention for the BolognaRagazzi Award and the Golden Kite Award;There Are No Scary Wolves,winner of the Society of Illustrators Founders Award;The Twins Blanket, a Junior Library Guild selection; andMom, Its My First Day of Kindergarten!, recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award and aKirkus ReviewsBest Book of the Year. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.