On a Magical Do-Nothing Day
The argument for leaving screens behind and going out to “get bored” in the wilderness has never had a better cheerleader. Beautifully illustrated and superbly imaginative. A must-read!
- Early readers
- Picture books
- 3-6
- 7-10
- Adventures
- Animals
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SYNOPSIS
A young girl is glued to her videogame when her mom forces her to go outside, in the drizzling rain. Insult is added to injury when our narrator accidentally drops her game console into the river and loses it forever. Suddenly, her legs become giants tree trunks, snails come over to share secrets, the mud reveals amazing treasures. And the whole world turns into an adventure-filled playground. On a magical, do-nothing day.
PERFECT AGE 4 – 7
THEMES
- Exploring the world around us can be full of wonderful surprises
- Alone time doesn’t have to be lonely
- Let the screens go (literally)
We love
- Captures what childhood felt like before TV and screens were at our fingertips
- This girl’s imagination is such a wonderful companion
- Lovely, lovely illustrations
CONVERSATION STARTERS
- Why does the book’s title call the day both “magical” and “do-nothing”?
- Why did the mom took the game away?
- Did it seem like the girl was having fun outside? What made it fun?
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