Delia's Dull Day: An Incredibly Boring Story - Hardcover

Myer, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585368040 ISBN 13: 9781585368044

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press, 2012

Synopsis

Poor Delia, nothing ever happens to her. Her life is so dull, dull, dull. But perhaps if Delia decided to look up or turn around, she'd see... the elephants marching through her house... the pirate sitting behind her on the school bus... or even the submarine that rises to the surface right after she leaves the pool! If Delia ever paid attention, she'd realize her life is quite exciting after all! Artist Andy Myer brings to hilarious life the experiences and possibilities that the world might offer each of us if we would only pay attention.

About this title

About the Author:

Andy Myer has spent more than 30 years in diverse creative pursuits as a humorous illustrator, writer, and graphic designer. His humorous essays and drawings have appeared in numerous publications including Sports Illustrated, Philadelphia Magazine, the LA Times, and the Huffington Post. His long list of clients includes Sports Illustrated, Forbes, People Magazine, AT&T, DuPont, Pfizer, and Kraft Foods. Andy made his first appearance as an author/illustrator with Pickles, Please! He lives in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

Review:

An amusing visual riff on the frequent refrain nothing ever happens to me.
Delia recounts the details of her incredibly dull yesterday. While her words describe a pedestrian day from breakfast to bedtime, the illustrations tell a completely different story. While Delia s eyes are either trained down on her cereal or a handheld device or looking straight ahead, lots of interesting things are happening around her. Delia complains, NOTHING happened during my breakfast, except I spilled some milk. As she struggles with the milk, two elephants parade unseen down her hallway. Later, wildly shaped hot-air balloons float by while she checks her phone and waits for the bus. A pirate rides to school with her, and an astronaut floats by her math-class window while Delia doodles. The droll, first-person point of view carries the sarcastic, bored tone to its humorous extreme. The message could not be clearer: Look up and see the interesting world around you! This lesson is delivered in such a winning, funny package that it hardly seems like a lesson at all. Closer to Where s Waldo in their invitation to look closely than a pat lesson on awareness, these lively, cartoony illustrations offer many chortles per page and invite amused readers to return to find more boring details in Delia s life. Young readers will chuckle at Delia s cluelessness and maybe think twice about their own assumptions. (Picture book. 4-9)

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About this edition

• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1585368040
• ISBN 13: 9781585368044
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Myer Andy