My Lucky Day

My Lucky Day

By Keiko Kasza

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003

30 pages 

Animal Fantasy

          My Lucky Day is one of my favorite books. It is a story of a clever little pig who intentionally gets himself into a little predicament. Pig heads to Fox's house pretending as though he thought it was Rabbit's. Fox gets excited and thinks it is his lucky day because he loves pig roast. But clever little pig has something else in mind. Before it is said and done Pig has managed to get a bath, a spaghetti dinner with dessert, and a massage all while convincing Fox that he is going to get the best pig roast dinner. After Fox falls asleep from exhaustion, Pig runs back to his house with the cookies and decides whose house he will go to next. 

          Kasza illustrations are done in gouache. They are fun and entertaining. My favorite picture is the one with Pig beside the fire eating his chocolate chip cookies while planning who he will visit next. The text is mostly informal and the illustrations come in many formats including double-page spreads and vignettes. 

          This story could be used when talking about plot, characters, and setting. This story could also be used when learning about cleverness. That is one of my class' amazing words this week and it would be very appropriate for this word. This story would also be great for predictions. The classroom predictions during the story are likely to contradict what really happens and would create great discussion. 

Could be used when talking about cleverness.