Natalie and the One-of-a-Kind Wonderful Day! (Paperback)

Narrated by the self-numbered Natalie 24, an overactive five-year-old with a lot of big ideas, this Junie B. Jones knockoff packs a lot of action into a just a few pages. Left to her own devices Natalie makes "Omel-Nats" (omelets) for her family. Her parents do not hear her as she break eggs, opens grape jelly, drops a bag of flour and explodes the microwave in making her one-of-a-kind treat. When her parents eventually do wake up, they don't flip out; they simple say, "Only Natalie" - words that Natalie learns to hate. Natalie goes on about her day and gets into other scrapes - drawing with purple crayons on the bathroom wall, decorating her father's church shoes, bringing ants into the house. Her parents end her day with a talk with her about God's love and His acceptance. Natalie's language is very, very close to Junie B., complete with the mangling of the names of common objects ("spit-u-la thing") and the use of the word "that" ("I love that purple stuff"). Good thing God forgives her - many parents would be investigating that "spare the rod" verse. (Fiction. 5-8) (Kirkus Reviews)

Natalie has big five-year-old dreams for her future. So big, that her heart gets thumpy with excitement. Nat uses her very own words to tell about her hopes, struggles, and adventures. This makes the That s Nat series perfect for young readers just ready for chapter books. What Makes Natalie s Day Wonderful? Natalie wants to do something no one else has done. But everything she tries goes wrong. There s the egg wreck and the purple wallpaper mess. Through it all, Nat discovers something truly wonderful."

General

Imprint:	Zonderkidz
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	That's Nat!, 1
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Dandi Daley Mackall
Illustrators:	Lys Blakeslee
Dimensions:	193 x 131 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	92
ISBN-13:	978-0-310-71566-5
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	0-310-71566-0
Barcode:	9780310715665

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