Something Good

Blah. Nothing good ever happens to me.

In need of a bad day remedy? One girl’s terrible day takes an unexpected—and extraordinary—turn when she comes upon a pair of magic socks.

This morning a little girl wakes up with a chicken on her head. (Ouch.) Then she finds worms in her cereal (after she’s had a few bites—yuck!). Then she realizes, too late, that her boots are full of mud. Ack! Then her best friend ignores her, a big hole appears where it wasn’t yesterday, and it starts to rain--cold rain, of course. Could this day get any worse? When a mysterious gift shows up out of nowhere, wrapped in a bow, the girl dares to wonder if it could finally be something good.

Feather-light messages about sharing joys and not assuming the worst accompany this swiftly paced, effervescent comedy with Peanuts vibes. Publisher's Weekly

With quirky, delightful characters in an expressionistic world of whimsically aware vegetation and cheerfully empathetic creatures, prolific creator Kraegel’s distinctive, somewhat naive-style art enhances the humorously relatable experience of just "being in a mood." A fresh addition to the enduring canon of bad day books. Booklist