Goodreads Summary:
Today is a perfect day for Cat, Dog, Chickadee, and Squirrel.
Cat is lounging among the daffodils. Dog is sitting in the wading pool, deep in the cool water. Chickadee is eating fresh seed from the birdfeeder. Squirrel is munching on his very own corncob. Today is a perfect day in Bert's backyard.
Until Bear comes along, that is. Bear crushes the daffodils, drinks the pool water, and happily gobbles up the birdseed and corncob.
Today was a perfect day for Cat, Dog, Chickadee, and Squirrel. Now, it's just a perfect day for Bear.
Lane Smith uses perfect pacing and vibrant illustrations to emphasize the power of perspective in this hilarious picture book about the goings-on in Bert's backyard.
Local Reviews:
John Mark, Winesburg fifth grade: I like this book because the words describe the pictures and also I like the illustrations.The bear interrupts the squirrel, bird, and the dog.
Ethan, Winesburg sixth grade: I liked how Lane Smith in "A Perfect Day" described a lot with the pictures. He showed why it was their perfect day. "A Perfect Day" shows them having a perfect day. The pictures include a lot of color in this book. It include really awesome pictures. They were all having a perfect day until something happened. Read the book to find out!
Adam, Winesburg fourth grade: The sun felt good on the cat's back . The cat lived in the daffodils. I liked this book.
Jared, Winesburg fourth grade: The warm sun felt good on the cat's back in the flower bed where the daffodils grew. It was a pretty day for cat. That was a cool page because it had pretty flowers.
Quincy, Winesburg third grade: The book is about a cat, dog and a bird. The cat loves the sun the dog loves the water the bird loves the seed. There is another character so read the book to find out.
Trisha, Berlin fifth grade: I loved the book Perfect Day because the pictures were amazing the looked amazing. I want this book to win because it was so creative. I loved it because it was so realistic.
Brady, Berlin sixth grade: All the animals were happy and satisfied until the bear came and destroyed the happiness by taking all the relaxing things from the animals.
Tiara, Walnut Creek sixth grade: The Perfect Day is a really good book. It is about animals that are having a perfect day. The pictures are so nice. The words go so well with the pictures. The illustrations are so beautiful.
Regina, Walnut Creek fifth grade: I like this book because the illustrations describe how each animal likes it. They describe where the animal is. I also like it because it shows the expression on the animals.