Kasza, Keiko. My Lucky Day. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2003.
“My Lucky Day” is a fictional picture book written and illustrated by Keiko Kasza. The story is based in the Fox’s house in the woods where he is welcomed by a knock on the door of a little pig. With quick-thinking, the dirty piglet suggests that he would be a better meal if he were clean. So the fox starts scrubbing the little pig. When he’s done, the little pig suggests that if he were more plump there would be more meat to eat. Therefore the fox prepares an entire meal for the pig to eat. After the pig compliments the fox, the pig suggests that a massage would make a more tender roast, so the fox squeezes and pounds the piglet from head to toe. Eventually the fox is so exhausted after the preparation, he passes out and the little pig runs home to cross his victim off of the list. This had become his “Lucky Day.”
This cartoon-styled book is full of large colorful pictures of soft bright pastels against a white background. The lines are soft and scratchy, and some pictures look as if watercolor was used. Lines were used for detail which helps emphasize the characters and their expressions. According to Common Sense Media, children are sure to get a kick out of learning that the fox isn't the first predator the pig has bested. The story surprises everyone when you find out the pig had planned the entire day from the beginning.
“My Lucky Day” is a fictional picture book written and illustrated by Keiko Kasza. The story is based in the Fox’s house in the woods where he is welcomed by a knock on the door of a little pig. With quick-thinking, the dirty piglet suggests that he would be a better meal if he were clean. So the fox starts scrubbing the little pig. When he’s done, the little pig suggests that if he were more plump there would be more meat to eat. Therefore the fox prepares an entire meal for the pig to eat. After the pig compliments the fox, the pig suggests that a massage would make a more tender roast, so the fox squeezes and pounds the piglet from head to toe. Eventually the fox is so exhausted after the preparation, he passes out and the little pig runs home to cross his victim off of the list. This had become his “Lucky Day.”
This cartoon-styled book is full of large colorful pictures of soft bright pastels against a white background. The lines are soft and scratchy, and some pictures look as if watercolor was used. Lines were used for detail which helps emphasize the characters and their expressions. According to Common Sense Media, children are sure to get a kick out of learning that the fox isn't the first predator the pig has bested. The story surprises everyone when you find out the pig had planned the entire day from the beginning.
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