The Sunday Blues: A Book for Schoolchildren, Schoolteachers, and Anybody Else Who Dreads Monday Mornings

by Neal Layton

A funny and all-too-familiar story that will delight anybody who has a hard time looking forward to Monday mornings.


Steve was fed up. He was fed up because it was Sunday and because
that meant tomorrow was Monday and because that meant SCHOOL!

What is good about Sundays? Walking the dog, splashing in puddles, visiting Auntie Vera, and yummeroony food, for starters. But Steve still can’t help having the Sunday Blues. He knows that Monday morning is right around the corner - and can anything good happen on Mondays?

Genres: Picture Books, School, Back To School, Realistic Fiction, Fiction

40 pages, Hardcover

First published February 23, 2001

About the author

Neal Layton is the illustrator of POOP, EXTREME ANIMALS, WHAT's EATING YOU, and JUST THE RIGHT SIZE, all written by Nicola Davies. Neal Layton lives in Portsmouth, England.

Reviews

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steve spends most of Sunday dreading Monday, when he will have to go back to school. He doesn't have positive associations with school at all. They do lots of fun stuff as a family on Sunday, but every good thing reminds him that tomorrow is school.

He drags out the door on Monday, only to be greeted by all his friends on the playground. Suddenly, school doesn't seem so bad.

[Allison Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story says it is written for school teachers and students and anyone who dreads Monday mornings. This book starts off strong and funny but the ending does not excite me. Steve's feelings resonate with most people about Mondays and dreading having to go to school. This is more of a book that could be on a bookshelf in the classroom but not necessarily for a read aloud or shared reading.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Steve doesn't like Sundays because that means the next day is Monday... which means, school and work and horrible, horrible, nothing fun!

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

JP Steve spends half of his Sunday dreading school on Monday. As we all know and as he learns, Mondays are not so bad. Funny. For younger elem.

[Angela De Groot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dreading Monday morning and school, Steve has the Sunday blues, but Monday may turn out to be better than he imagined.