Wishes for curiosity and wonder, for friendship and strength, laughter and peace. Younger children may not understand the point that Rosenthal is trying to make with the book and it might flop with them as a read-aloud, so be prepared with talking points if using with a young audience. The infallible team of Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create this exuberant book of endless good wishes. Lichtenheld’s illustrations are bright and simple, with disappointment painted obviously on the face of whatever child is feeling down in each picture. Rosenthals picture book Yes Day, written by Tom Lichtenheld, has been adapted as a live-action Netflix Original film, Yes Day, released in March 2021. In her characteristic way, Rosenthal spins a common childhood gripe and makes it humorous. Official website of Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of children's books, memoirs (Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal), and creator of film projects such as The Beckoning of Lovely. Read this book to spark a discussion about the joys of.

Maybe your feet are big, but you get to sit by the window. Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld's illustrated shapes are full of emotions and visual jokes.

Cleverly arranged so that different people-and objects, like a pig and a stool-all get a chance to share their complaint, Rosenthal shows that everyone thinks they’re getting a worse deal than someone else and that you can be envied for something you don’t think is very special. Why’d she get a bigger cookie? Why do I have chicken pox on my birthday? He gets to stay up later than me! It’s not fair! Told in a series of vignettes, from a wide variety of perspectives, this is a book-long whine about fairness.

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