What a Lucky Day!

by Jashar Awan

Overview

"An A+ picture book debut" from PW Flying Starts author Jashar Awan

 OH NO! BAD LUCK!

A black cat crossed my path!

I won’t catch anything today!

Four animals are off to the lake to go fishing, but each thinks the other will wreck their day.

 

Raccoons are thieves.

Frogs give you warts.

Storks deliver babies.

 

Wait. What?

Where did these crazy ideas come from?

 

As this wryly humorous and thoroughly satisfying tale shows, it’s a mistake to judge others on what you’ve heard—and there’s plenty of luck for everyone.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781324015529
Publisher:	Norton Young Readers
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jashar Awan is the creator of numerous award-winning picture books, including Geisel Honor book Towed by Toad. He lives in Ohio with his family.

Editorial Reviews

"Cartoonist Awan makes an A+ picture book debut that warns against assumptions—his boldly graphic pictures combine the pop and verve of classic WPA posters with a contemporary expression and top-notch comic timing."— Publishers Weekly

"A clever way to approach a conversation on assumptions."— Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2020-08-18
A picture-book debut that looks at common superstitions and misconceptions.

A stork is going fishing. “If I’m lucky, I’ll have fish for dinner,” the long-legged bird says hopefully. But suddenly, a black cat crosses the path. “OH NO! BAD LUCK!… / I won’t catch anything today!” The black cat is also going fishing. “If I’m lucky, I’ll have fish for dinner,” the feline purrs. But: “OH NO! A RACCOON! That masked bandit will steal my fish!” Coincidentally, the raccoon is also going fishing. The refrain repeats. Four animals, all hoping for a fish dinner, suddenly crowd the dock, each looking warily at the others, afraid of all the mistaken beliefs they’ve previously heard. The raccoon fears catching warts from the frog; the frog hopes the stork doesn’t deliver any inconvenient babies. Each eyes the others suspiciously. But what luck! They each catch a fish! Each superstition or myth is unraveled as the animals apologize to one another. Stork is particularly perplexed: “Wait. What? Why would I deliver babies?” Awan’s illustrations use contrast effectively; the bold, simply shaped animals stand out starkly against the light sky. The text also pops in dark, blocky typeface. Appended backmatter further explains the origins of the misconceptions associated with each animal. The question of the fishes’ luck goes unaddressed, however.

A clever way to approach a conversation on assumptions. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews