The Backward Day
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Book Overview
Imagine your whole day lived backward, from beginning to end. When you got up, you'd put on your jacket, then your shirt and pants, and over those your underwear, because after all, backward is backward, and on a backward day backward is the way everything has to be. You'd walk downstairs backward and sit on your chair backward with your back to the table, and when your parents greeted you in the morning you'd say, of course, "Good night." But how long can a backward day go on? Just long enough for a smart kid to reverse the spell he's cast on the whole household and return everything to normal. The Backward Day , a delightfully stylish picture book by the Caldecott Prize-winning team of Marc Simont and Ruth Krauss, brings to life a humorous and engaging reversal of ordinary reality that will enchant young children, as well parents.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:159017237X
ISBN13:9781590172377
Release Date:August 2007
Publisher:New York Review of Books
Length:40 Pages
Weight:0.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.8" x 8.7"
Age Range:3 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
a classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I'm so glad that this book was reissued. As a preschool director for many years, there are some books that have become classics, but hard to find. This has always been a delightful read with young children. Learning and understanding routines, while incorporating that into their own egocentric world, can be a challenging yet important part of early childhood development.
Classic Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I love the cover of this book. Sturdy hard cover with red fabric binding. My 5 1/2 year old enjoyed reading it but was left looking for more at the end. Overall, it is a good classic read.
Remember, I'm not five...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is bound beautifully and my boys liked the premise of the story. I thought it was boring, but then, I'm not five years old...
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