Georgie's Best Bad Day

by Ruth Chan

Overview

Perfect for anyone cranky, crabby, grumpy... or all of the above!

In Georgie's Best Bad Day, Georgie and Friends are all having a bad day. So this cat and his crew of adorable animals decide to do their favorite things to turn their day around.

They make pickles . . . They try knitting . . . They even bake a cake . . . and their bad day only gets worse!

But in this gorgeous and silly picture book from author and illustrator Ruth Chan, Georgie and Friends learn that bad days always go away when you're with friends, even if your head gets stuck in a pickle jar!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250162571
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	04/18/2017
Series:	Georgie and Friends Series
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	45 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Ruth Chan is a children's book author and illustrator who loves cake just as much as her adorable cat Georgie. Originally from Canada, she now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her cat, Georgie, and her dog, Feta, who share their real life adventures on the internet. Where's the Party? is Ruth's debut picture book.

Editorial Reviews

This fun take on the power of friendship and overcoming obstacles through humor presents a valuable but subtle lesson on coping with bad days.” —School Library Journal

“For any kid who has spent part of the day facedown on the ground in utter defeat, Georgie and his pals make great commiserating companions.” —Kirkus

“Chan strikes a fine balance between slapstick humor, good intentions, and relatable frustrations. Young readers will adore the comic illustrations and the animals’ open expressions . . . A funny and comforting pick.” —Booklist

“The cleverness here is the interplay between word and picture . . . A terrific choice for dialogic story sharing; pair with Viorst’s classic Alexander . . . and [Jory] John’s Penguin Problems.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for the Georgie & Friends book Where's the Party?:

“Both parents and children will delight in characters’ quirky one-liners and the surprise ending—the greatest party of all. A tale of generosity and friendship best paired with cake, of course.” —Booklist

“Georgie is pretty doggone adorable . . . definitely a charmer.” —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Where's the Party?:

“Chan's ink-and-watercolor illustrations are full of playful details to enjoy, and her animals' anxious expressions and lumpy-lanky bodies create a cast of friends who can be idiosyncratic and insecure, yet are confident to be themselves.” —Publishers Weekly

“A fun and endearing offering for cake and pickle lovers everywhere and party-loving friends to share.” —School Library Journal

“Young readers will delight at tracing Georgie’s path through the aerial-view illustration of the Brooklyn-ish neighborhood, and readers of all ages will enjoy the pleasing illustrations.” —Examiner.com

From the Publisher

04/01/2017
PreS-Gr 1—Everyone has a bad day sometimes, and Georgie, the feline protagonist from Chan's Where's the Party?, is no exception. He wakes up on the floor, having fallen out of bed, and his day only deteriorates from there. When he meets up with his friends, he discovers that they are all having a similarly rotten time. Not ready to surrender to the doldrums, Georgie decides that doing their favorite things might improve their spirits. Despite the friends' best efforts, disaster lurks behind every activity, whether it's pickling, knitting, or baking. Misfortunes build to a crescendo that finally forces Georgie and friends to laugh at the situation, thereby "ruining" their bad day. Chan's quirky, cartoonish illustrations imbue the story with silly humor, borrowing some comic book elements, such as word balloons and letter art. This fun take on the power of friendship and overcoming obstacles through humor presents a valuable but subtle lesson on coping with bad days. VERDICT A perfect choice for one-on-one and small group sharing.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY

School Library Journal

2017-01-17
In the second Georgie and Friends book from Chan, a very bad day goes from calamity to a memorably good time.Georgie, a striped gray cat, wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and finds he's not alone in starting the day badly. All his friends, including Feta the dog and Lester the mouse, are having some kind of minor crisis, whether it's forgetting breakfast, sitting on fresh paint, or missing the bus. The friends decide to pool their luck, but an attempt to bake a cake proves disastrous. It's only after a moment of humor involving a large jar and Georgie's head that the animal friends are able to laugh about their situation and steer into the turn of their unlucky day. That, of course, turns "THE WORST BAD DAY EVER" into something much more enjoyable. Chan's anthropomorphic characters are expressive no matter what the species, and the book does a fine job switching gears from frustration to fun. An 11-step double-page diagram at the center of the story showing just how the baking goes wrong is a well-executed highlight. As a bonus for those who enjoy the story, the author credit reveals that at least two of the book's characters are based on Chan's real-life pets. For any kid who has spent part of the day facedown on the ground in utter defeat, Georgie and his pals make great commiserating companions. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews