The Best Bad Day Ever - by Marianna Coppo (Hardcover)

About the Book

"When Wolfie wakes up, he knows it's going to be a bad day. The sky is cloudy, there aren't enough chips in his chocolat chip cookies. and nothing he does at school comes out right. But when a kindred grumpy Penguin friend arrives, Wolfie's bad day becomes a whole light brighter"--

Book Synopsis

A hilarious exploration of grumpiness: this is a book for any child who has ever woken up to find everything unreasonably annoying.

Today is a terrible day for Wolfie: it's cloudy (there is a single cloud), the water in the bubble bath is ice cold, there aren't enough chocolate chips in the cookies and everyone else is having a nice day (lucky them). No one understands Wolfie at school. But then Penguin comes along... and she does understand. Suddenly things start to get a whole lot better.

This is a story about how when you're feeling misunderstood, sometimes all it takes to change your perspective completely, is a like-minded friend.

A wonderful, and relatable story about the loneliness that comes with feeling grumpy and how a friend can give a rain cloud day, a sunny new spin.

Funny for both children and adults alike - while children will delight at the funny dissonance between text and image, the parents will recognise the all too relatable tale of out-of-proportion toddler grumpiness.

Review Quotes

"A lovely book that reflects unexpected crabby feelings perfectly and can comfort on days when kids have got up on the wrong side of the bed."

--ReadingZone

"Wickedly funny and will quickly become a favourite with young audiences and their adults."--Books for Keeps

'A funny, sweet and resonant picture book of toddler crankiness ameliorated by friendship.'--The Guardian

"Wolfie is having a terrible day until Penguin cheers him up. A heart-warming reminder about the power of friendship." --The Bookseller

About the Author

MARIANNA COPPO is an author and illustrator who studied editorial illustration at MiMaster in Milan and now focuses on freelance illustration. Her debut picture book, Petra, received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.