One Odd Day (Arbordale Collection) - Hardcover

Doris Fisher; Dani Sneed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0976882337 ISBN 13: 9780976882336

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing, LLC, 2006

Synopsis

This humorous, rhythmic, read-aloud story is about a young boy who awakens to find that everything around him is odd. He has one shoe, his shirt has three sleeves, and his dog has five legs! Children and adults will delight in finding all the odd things hidden in the art. The “For Creative Minds” section includes odd fun facts, an odd coloring chart a “How Odd?” Oddities section, a Creative Sparks supplement and a counting activity.

About this title

About the Author

Doris Fisher (Happy Birthday to Whooo?, My Half Day, One Odd Day, and My Even Day) loves writing in verse. She has written a biography, Kelly Clarkson, and a six book series, Grammar All-Stars: The Parts of Speech for Gareth Stevens. Doris is a member of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Her children's writing includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, word puzzles and mazes. She has been published in various children's magazines including Babybug, Highlights for Children, and Wee Ones Magazine. Doris and her husband live in the Houston, Texas area. They have two grown children.

Dani Sneed (One Odd Day, My Even Day and My Half Day) is a mother of three, full-time engineer, part-time writer and former substitute teacher. While teaching, Dani enjoyed explaining math in silly, but memorable, ways. Oddly enough, she was inspired to co-author One Odd Day based on a conversation she had with an elementary school librarian. My Even Day is a natural follow on to that quite odd book and there may even be a fraction of a book in the future! Dani has written several articles for Highlights for Children and five merit badge books for Boy Scouts of America including Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Geology, and is working on more. She has two co-authored bilingual books; Confetti Eggs / Cascarones and / Papel Picado. Dani lives in the suburbs of Houston with her family which includes a dog, Muffin and a cat, Cupcake. They are currently looking for a pet to name Biscuit.>br>
Award-winning illustrator Karen Jones began her career as a storyboard artist and editorial illustrator but it wasn't until she had children of her own that she discovered her true artistic passion: children's illustration. In addition to Midnight Madness at the Zoo, Karen has illustrated One Odd Day, My Even Day and My Half Day for Arbordale. She has also written and illustrated ABC Safari. Karen and her family live outside of Raleigh, NC. Karen's children join her on many research trips to museums, zoos and aquariums-a tough job, but someone has to do it!

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2–One morning, a boy awakens to find that everything is literally odd. The numbers on his clock read 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11; his shirt has three sleeves and his dog has five legs. There are many other strange things for readers to spot on each page, and not just numbers. On one spread, the boy's mom is wearing a fire hat and a tutu, and there is a banana tree with a toucan and snake by the front door. Rhyming text flows smoothly, I bounced on polka dot/bus number NINE,/thinking my class in/school would look fine. However, when the boy arrives at school, things are just as strange. In math class, the teacher explains that even numbers are found between odd, and the boy is relieved to know that things might get back to normal. The next morning, the dog has four legs, and both his shoes are there. But then the boy realizes that his bedroom has six doors and his mom has two heads. The colorful, busy spreads have child appeal, and independent readers can pore over the pages, trying to spot all the out-of-the-ordinary things. While not a first purchase, this odd addition might be fun for some collections.–DeAnn Okamura, San Mateo County Library, CA
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"'Wake Up!' The alarm clock rang next to my head. It looked mighty ODD as I tumbled from bed. The clock had just ODD numbers...one, three, five, seven, followed by ODD numbers... nine and eleven."

Edition details

• Publisher: Arbordale Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976882337
• ISBN 13: 9780976882336
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Karen Lee
• Number of pages: 32