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About The Book
"I hate everyone." In your worst mood, it's a phrase you might want to shout out loud, even if, deep down, you don't really mean it. Set at a birthday party, this disgruntled, first-person story portrays the confusing feelings that sometimes make it impossible to be nice, even-or especially-when everyone else is in a partying mode. A gorgeous, poetic contemplation, sure to elicit a reaction from readers. A worthy successor toAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
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Product Details
- Publisher: POW! Kids Books (May 1, 2018)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781576878743
- Ages: 4 - 6
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Raves and Reviews
"The book reads like a version of Whitman's barbaric yawp...wildly alive....The way she grasps at and... rejects love...is universal and timeless. Tolstoy was after this realization, too, and it took him 1,000 pages"
– The New York Times Book Review
It's the young narrator's birthday, and she is a hot mess of emotions...She insists that no one look at her-then dumps a bowl of snacks on her head to get attention. She complains about the sound of popping balloons, and then pops them herself. What's wrong? Aside from a hit of existential dread...she doesn't know-and Danis (Walk with Me) wisely withholds an explanation from readers, who have undoubtedly experienced similar Sturm und Drang. Arribas's stylish illustrations combine big solid shapes with thick, markerlike textures and tones and overlays (sometimes off-register) of reds and blues on crisp white fields. The bold, sophisticated artwork captures a child's sensibility and authentic rage, while at the same time reassuring readers there will be a light at the end of the tunnel. And sure enough, an adult intervenes, the girl realizes the contradictory nature of her own feelings ("Somehow even while I am busy hating you... Deep down... I love you!") and she's ready to hear everyone sing "Happy Birthday."
– Publishers Weekly
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