A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends by Philip Waechter, in which Raccoon’s plan to bake a cake is slightly—pleasantly—delayed when he borrows eggs from Fox, who in turn needs some neighborly help, and the friends continue to pay it forward.
This big-hearted picture book captures the warmth and fun of a spontaneous summer's day with friends, where one lovely activity leads to another until they all go back home to bake a cake (two cakes!) to finish.
Raccoon decides to bake an apple cake. But he has no eggs, so visits his friend Fox, who needs a ladder to mend the roof. Badger will have one, but he needs help too, so they set off to find Bear. They stroll through meadows, meet up with Crow, nibble blackberries and find Bear fishing at the river. Soon the five friends are having the best day out--the sun shining on their fur, fishing, swimming, picnic and finally home to bake the cake--two cakes, because bears have big appetites.
A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends is a picture book to instantly capture the heart. Laconic narration, funny dialogue, and exquisite illustrations tell the story of a carefree childhood day.
Philip Waechter is one of Germany's leading children's author/illustrators with a beautifully classic illustration style. ---from the publisher
28 pages 9781776574667 Ages 4-8
Keywords: animals, kindness, friends, friendship, baking, sharing, helping others, paying it forward, neighbors, community, Social Emotional Learning SEL, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
