Thursday, May 21, 2026

A Cozy Summer Day written and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler - ADVISABLE

A Cozy Summer Day written and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. PICTURE BOOK.  Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin Random House), 2026. $19. 9780593617236

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL – ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL

The animal neighbors of Acorn Village are gearing up for a cozy summer day full of their favorite activities. From gardening, to picnicking, to floating down the river, join the Acorn Village families for the best summer day ever!

The illustrations are the biggest selling point in this book. There are so many fun activities happening on each page, I think your younger readers will just enjoy finding each character on the page and what they are doing on this fine summer day. The story is fine, nothing groundbreaking. My one complaint is how the author uses capitalization in the book. Capitalization is for proper nouns and beginning of sentences, not just Any Random Thing. But that isn’t going to distract your readers, just picky ELA teachers.

Kiera, ELA Teacher, #bookswithbeddes 


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