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Bea's Bad Day

by Tom Percival

When a birthday goes off course

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AlbakiReads Editorial

When a birthday goes off course

Bea has pictured her birthday as a day of family, presents, treats, and cake. A storm upends those plans: guests cannot come, and her cards and gifts are delayed. The story uses this change of plans to explore disappointment and the challenge of adjusting when a hoped-for day does not happen as expected. Bea’s experience also opens a way to talk about finding enjoyment amid setbacks, without suggesting that disappointment has to disappear before a day can hold something good.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering disappointment or unexpected changes.
  • Families and educators looking for a picture book to prompt conversations about feelings and flexibility.

Themes

DisappointmentFlexibilityManaging feelingsFinding enjoyment amid setbacks

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Book overview

What can you do when everything goes wrong? From the creator of Ruby Finds a Worry and the Big Bright Feelings series comes a story about disappointment and having fun even when things don't go the way you hoped.

Bea is looking forward to the PERFECT day - her birthday. She can't wait to have the special time with family, presents, treats, and cake! But then things begin to go wrong. When a storm blows in, suddenly nothing is how Bea hoped it would be. None of the guests can come, and the mail can't be delivered with Bea's cards and gifts. Will there even be cake?! Everything seems completely ruined, and Bea's special day turns into a BAD day. Can Bea find a way to be okay-even in the middle of a very disappointing day?

Reassuring and hopeful, this book is a perfect starting point for helping kids learn to face disappointment, practice flexibility, and find fun where they least expect it.

The Big Bright Feelings picture book series provides kid-friendly entry points into emotional intelligence topics-from being true to yourself to dealing with worries, managing anger, and making friends. These topics can be difficult to talk about. But these books act as sensitive and reassuring springboards for conversations about mental and emotional health, positive self-image, building self-confidence, and managing feelings.

Don't miss these books in the Big Bright Feelings series!

Ruby Finds a WorryPerfectly NormanRavi's RoarMeesha Makes FriendsTilda Tries AgainMilo's MonsterFinn's Little Fibs

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