A Good Day by Kevin Henkes

32 p., Greenwillow, 2007. When something bad happens, it seems as if it's a bad day, but that doesn't always turn out to be the case. In this story, a bird loses a feather, a dog gets her leash tangled, a baby fox can't find his mother, and a squirrel loses her nut. It looks as if things aren't going well. But then good things happen: the squirrel finds a new, bigger nut, the fox finds his mother, the dog frees herself and has fun, and the bird flies higher than ever before. And not only that, but the bird's misfortune turns out to be a gift to another, when a little girl finds his feather. With its very simple words and charming watercolor and ink illustrations, this story encourages children to maintain their hopefulness and resilience even when things seem to be going badly. Ages 2-5