Ode to a Bad Day
Chelsea Lin Wallace, illustrated by Hyewon Yum
Small frustrations accumulate into an apparently terrible day in this rhyming picture book. A child responds to everyday annoyances with a succession of dramatic odes, giving ordinary disappointments the grandeur of formal poetry. The exaggerated complaints find humor in feelings that can seem overwhelming, while the story leaves room for compassion and the possibility of a better tomorrow. The book also introduces the ode as a poetic form and offers information to help readers create an ode of their own.
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