In Sydra’s debut picture book, A Most Unusual Day, Caroline is having an unusually difficult day. What could be making her so nervous and excited?
Here are some things people are saying about A Most Unusual Day:
“This adoption story fills an important need in most picture book collections while also representing the general experience of becoming an older sibling. A must purchase for any library serving families.” — School Library Journal, starred review
“An adoption story from the fresh viewpoint of an older sister, Mallery’s debut captures a child’s universal feelings with remarkable warmth and sensitivity. ” — Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
“An unusually good adoption book.” — Kirkus, starred review
A Most Unusual Day is a Junior Library Guild Selection.
Illustrated by E.B. Goodale, the artist behind Julia Denos’s lovely picture book Windows, author/illustrator of Under the Lilacs and Also.
Sydra’s poem “First Day, Kindergarten” appears in the acclaimed poetry collection One Minute till Bedtime, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.