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When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left

by Marc Colagiovanni

A change of direction when plans go awry

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A change of direction when plans go awry

A day when nothing seems to go right becomes the starting point for a story about choosing a different direction. Marc Colagiovanni uses playful language around the contrast between going right and going left to explore personal agency, perseverance, and finding one’s own path through difficulty. Peter H. Reynolds’s illustrations accompany the text in this picture book, which frames optimism not as having everything work out, but as recognizing that a choice remains possible when circumstances feel discouraging.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering stories about self-esteem and self-reliance
  • Families looking for a picture book about perseverance and making choices
  • Those seeking a book to mark a young reader’s milestone, such as graduation

Themes

OptimismPerseverancePersonal agencySelf-reliance

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Book overview

Instant New York Times bestseller!

From #1 New York Times bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds and talented debut author Marc Colagiovanni comes an inspirational story about optimism, overcoming adversity, and forging your own path.

 

"One day for no particular reason, nothing was going right. Absolutely positively, nothing was going right. So, I decided to go left..."

Told through creative language play, and with depth and whimsy, this picture book reminds readers of their own agency and the power they have to direct their own path. Marc Colagiovanni's lyrical text and Peter H. Reynolds's stunning art create an enduring message of strength and perseverance that is both universal and personal, and one that readers will be drawn to over and over again.

This first of two picture books created in collaboration with Marc and Peter will inspire, affirm, and reassure readers at key milestone moments in every young reader's life. When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left makes an inspiring graduation gift as well as a must-have, uplifting read sure to bring positivity to all who read it and remind us that even when nothing is going right... we can always choose to go left.

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