A Strange Day by Iris van der Heide, illusrated by Marijke ten Cate, is a picture book geared for ages 2 and up. In this book, a boy named Jack has been waiting and waiting for a letter in the mail that states that he has won a drawing contest. When the day finally arrives and the letter does not, Jack walks around the town sad, not paying attention to anything else going on. He doesn't realize until later in the day, that so many things have been going on. He saves a runaway stroller, a dog, helps a soccer match, and more. People show up at his house with flowers and presents; Jack also realizes that there is a new letter in the mailbox, and he did win the drawing contest. It was a strange day to Jack, because he didn't realize what was going on when it was happening! I thought this was a good book, children or classrooms can read it and pay close attention to the illustrations and how the illustrations help tell the story so much. I think that this book would be good to show in a classroom when discussing art as well as even paying attention to detail.
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