"He went back to
thinking about school
to cheer himself up.
But ...
what if something really good
happened there today?
Like an EXTRA playtime?
or a DOG loose in the CORRIDORS?"
When Herbie woke one morning with the sniffles, his parents suggested he should stay home. What great good luck for him. A day with no school, ALL TO HIMSELF! There is so much he can do; he was soon out of bed and busy with building a fort, playing SPACE BLASTERS, and racing his cars on a long and winding track. His enthusiasm remained strong all morning. When his dad checked in on him, Herbie was surprised to learn it wasn't even lunchtime. He had done everything he wanted to do.
He didn't want to think about school, but he did. He began to wonder what he was missing. There wasn't anything else he wanted to do until his sister Daisy came home. That set him to imagining what was happening at school in his absence. Was there birthday cake for one of his classmates? Had pirates invaded? Did a monster take the teachers?
This would be a perfect time to stop reading and see what listeners might add to the growing list of what-ifs. Think of the fun they would have in thinking creatively about other such ideas.
When Daisy arrived home, Herbie wanted to know what he missed. Daisy was non-committal. As she climbed the stairs to her room, Herbie was sure he could see a space helmet in her backpack. It made him long to return to school the following day.
What happened then will have readers laughing out loud!
Illustrations by this inventive team fill every spread with images and movement that will hold attention and that respect the imagination of children. While Herbie is not as enamored of being by himself as he thought he might be, the artists provide plenty for readers to focus on as the day progresses and Herbie's imagination runs wild.
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