Good Morning, Neighbor by Davide Cali - ADVISABLE

Good Morning, Neighbor by Davide Cali, illustrated by Maria Dek. PICTURE BOOK. Princeton Architectural Press, 2017. $18. 9781616896997

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE.

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

A mouse has a plan to make an omelet but needs an egg. When she goes to ask her neighbor the blackbird, the blackbird tells mouse that she doesn’t have an egg but she has flour and maybe they could make a cake. And so they go to the next neighbor to see if they have an egg but they have butter. And so the story goes until they are able to make the cake and have to decide how to divide and share it. 

I thought this book was darling from start to end. The art is a bit Scandinavian in style and completely charming and the text is fun to read aloud. On top of that, there is a great message about sharing and being careful not to leave someone out. I didn’t make it “essential” because I don’t think this is a book kids will pick up over and over again, but it is a very good one-read book. 

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher