Sunday Funday: An Activity for Every Weekend of the Year

by Katherine Halligan, Jesus Verona (Illustrator)

Overview

Perfect for gifting, this activity book features fifty-two seasonal activities that families and friends can enjoy together.

Make every Sunday a fun day with an amazing activity to keep you busy each weekend of the year. From gardening projects and obstacle courses to creative crafts and recipes, there's something fun to do no matter what the weather is. Packed with fifty-two seasonal activities for all ages, this book will be sure to make every weekend a fantastic one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536227482
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	09/27/2022
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 11.50(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Katherine Halligan grew up near the beach in southern California. After studying at Duke University, she moved to the UK. She honed her writing skills while working as a publisher and has written over one hundred books for children. She lives, once again, near the beach in southern California, with her husband and their two daughters.

Jesús Verona’s work is divided between children’s illustration and illustrating for an agency. His main interests are nature, art, typography, architecture, and design. He is the illustrator of Look What I Found in the Woods and Look What I Found at the Beach, both written by Moira Butterfield. Jesús Verona was born in Madrid but lives with his wife and three children in Stockholm, Sweden.

Editorial Reviews

An activity for each weekend of the year will keep kids busy crafting, cooking, gardening, and exploring, either by themselves or with family or friends. . . . Verona’s digital illustrations are notable both for the seasonal signs and colors of nature they include and for the diversity of the cast in terms of race, age, and ability.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-06-08
An activity for each weekend of the year will keep kids busy crafting, cooking, gardening, and exploring, either by themselves or with family or friends.

While the activities aren’t one-offs that can’t be found in other books, the collection’s strengths are its wide range of pursuits, its four-season focus, and the varying time investments of the different activities (from minutes to months). Busy weekend? How about practicing a few yoga poses or making grilled cheese or smoothies? Wide-open calendar? You might break ground and plant seeds for a nature fort or make quiche (with homemade crust!). But the book’s weaknesses are also numerous. Many of the pursuits require access to green space where things can be planted, picked, or composted, leaving out those living in cities and/or rentals. The directions are not always easy to understand or illustrated in the pictures—many just show final results. Grown-ups are enlisted to handle hot and sharp things and supervise around water, but this isn’t always noted for each activity or shown in the art. And rarely are kids told how to identify/avoid poisonous flowers or plants. Verona’s digital illustrations are notable both for the seasonal signs and colors of nature they include and for the diversity of the cast in terms of race, age, and ability.

A serviceable assortment of activities that can be done year-round. (table of contents, tools and materials, safety tips, index) (Activity book. 4-10)

Kirkus Reviews