The Giving Day

by Cori Doerrfeld, Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator)

Overview

A sweet, fun-filled follow-up to The Welcome Wagon from acclaimed author Cori Doerrfeld!

Every year, the town of Cubby Hill comes together for the Great Giving Festival, celebrating the spirit of giving and community that makes their town such a great place to live. And this year, Cooper Cub has a very special task: delivering his grandmother’s special honey to everyone in town! But with such a big job, can Cooper find a way to help his friends and sweeten up the Festival?
In this sweet follow-up to The Welcome Wagon, Cori Doerrfeld’s adorable animal citizens of Cubby Hill celebrate sharing with your community and offering a helping hand!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419744198
Publisher:	Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	10/27/2020
Series:	A Cubby Hill Tale
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Cori Doerrfeld received a BA in studio art from St. Olaf College, as well as her postbaccalaureate in illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She has illustrated numerous titles, including The Rabbit Listened and Little Bunny Foo Foo. Doerrfeld lives in Minneapolis and is married to comic book artist Tyler Page. Together they have two storytellers in the making—their daughter, Charli, and their son, Leo. Discover more of Doerrfeld’s work at coridoerrfeld.com.


Cori Doerrfeld received a BA in studio art from St. Olaf College, as well as her postbaccalaureate in illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She has illustrated numerous titles, including The Rabbit Listened and Little Bunny Foo Foo. Doerrfeld lives in Minneapolis and is married to comic book artist Tyler Page. Together they have two storytellers in the making—their daughter, Charli, and their son, Leo. Discover more of Doerrfeld’s work at coridoerrfeld.com.

Editorial Reviews

". . .Has a positive theme of helping others that makes it a pleasant addition for collections expanding their Thanksgiving fare."

School Library Journal

"Doerrfeld deftly choreographs busy animals bustling about the fairgrounds, energized by the prospect of doing good in the company of family and friends."

Publishers Weekly

"Worthy values delivered with a wink...not to mention a generous dollop of sticky sweetness."

Kirkus Reviews

"Worthy values delivered with a wink...not to mention a generous dollop of sticky sweetness."—Kirkus Reviews

"Doerrfeld deftly choreographs busy animals bustling about the fairgrounds, energized by the prospect of doing good in the company of family and friends."—Publishers Weekly

". . .Has a positive theme of helping others that makes it a pleasant addition for collections expanding their Thanksgiving fare." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2020-09-01
Jars of honey make fine presents for friends, but while on his rounds, Cooper the bear delivers an even sweeter gift.

Having brought out a Welcome Wagon (2020) for an opener, the tightly knit community of Cubby Hill is coming together for its Great Giving Festival. “Bee careful!” Grammy Bea warns little Cooper, sending him out with some of the last of the summer’s golden harvest. As everyone is busy setting up on the fairgrounds, Cooper offers to lend a paw at each stop—watching the baby Bouncey bunnies, debugging the VR flight simulator for his friend Stella, and hefting paint-a-pumpkins with another friend, Henry. Unfortunately, at each stop a honey jar somehow ends up spilled or broken (“Oh my gourd! I’m sorry!”), with the inevitable result that Cooper trails sadly back to Grammy’s booth certain that she’ll never trust him again. Imagine his surprise when a crowd rushes up to thank him warmly for his assistance…including Grammy, who makes the lesson explicit: “I want to thank you too,” she says. “For always helping anyone and everyone who needs it.” In populous illustrations that reflect the narrative’s playful tone, Cooper, styling himself “Super Cooper,” is easy to pick out in his cape and outsized eyeglasses amid a bustling, multispecies cast of cute, smiling, bigheaded animals in human dress. (This book was reviewed digitally with 10-by-20-inch double-page spreads viewed at 75% of actual size.)

Worthy values delivered with a wink...not to mention a generous dollop of sticky sweetness. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews