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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100399238743
ISBN-139780399238741
eBay Product ID (ePID)2261903
Product Key Features
Book TitleMy Lucky Day
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicHumorous Stories, Animals / Pigs, General, Animals / Foxes
IllustratorYes, Kasza, Keiko
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorKeiko Kasza
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2001-057874
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Children who have this book read to them at bedtime or story hour will find it's their lucky day, too." --The Horn Book "Kasza's gouache art is as buoyant and comical as her narrative, and she skillfully uses multiple vignettes to convey the fox's arduous preparations. The animals' facial expressions alone could carry this tale." -- Publisher's Weekly, starred review Winner of 11 children's choice awards! Ladybug Picture Book Award Winner (New Hampshire) Nevada Young Reader's Award Winner Arizona Young Readers' Award Winner Monarch Award Winner (Illinois) Young Hoosier Book Award Winner North Carolina Children's Books Award Winner Georgia Children's Book Award Winner Buckaroo Book Award Winner (Wyoming) Treasure State Award Winner (Montana) Golden Sower Award Winner (Nebraska) California Young Readers Medal Winner Great Lakes Great Books Award Honor Book, "Children who have this book read to them at bedtime or story hour will find it's their lucky day, too." --The Horn Book "Kasza's gouache art is as buoyant and comical as her narrative, and she skillfully uses multiple vignettes to convey the fox's arduous preparations. The animals' facial expressions alone could carry this tale." -- Publisher's Weekly, starred review
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal[E]
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisAn award-winning story time favorite with a hilarious twist at the end. When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on Mr. Fox's door, the fox can hardly believe his good luck. It's not every day that dinner just shows up on your doorstep. It must be his lucky day But as the piglet is quick to point out, shouldn't the fox give him a bath first? And wouldn't it be best to fatten him up a little, and give him a massage so he'll make for a nice tender roast? Preparing this feast is a lot of work, but the fox is sure it will be worth it. After all, it's his lucky day. Or is it? In a funny trickster tale of her own, Kasza keeps readers guessing until the surprise ending when they'll realize it was piglet's lucky day all along., An award-winning story time favorite with a hilarious twist at the end. When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on Mr. Fox's door, the fox can hardly believe his good luck. It's not every day that dinner just shows up on your doorstep. It must be his lucky day! But as the piglet is quick to point out, shouldn't the fox give him a bath first? And wouldn't it be best to fatten him up a little, and give him a massage so he'll make for a nice tender roast? Preparing this feast is a lot of work, but the fox is sure it will be worth it. After all, it's his lucky day. Or is it? In a funny trickster tale of her own, Kasza keeps readers guessing until the surprise ending when they'll realize it was piglet's lucky day all along., When a young pig knocks on a fox's door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans.