A Perfect Day for it by Jan Fearnley

by Jan Fearnley

On a beautiful, crisp winter's morning, Bear sets off up the mountain - because it's the perfect day for it! One by one, his friends follow him up - unaware what the real reason for the trip is.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Friendship

Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kirsty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really fun story, accompanied by beautiful illustrations. The story is about a bear who goes for a walk, and is followed by different animals who each assume Bear is going on a walk for a different reason (e.g. to find bugs and worms, looking for treasure, find honeycomb) but they are all wrong! There is a really lovely ending which I won't spoil!

I think KS1 children would really enjoy this book. There are also lots of grammatical elements to be studied in context in this story, such as expanded noun phrases. There are also repetitive phrases which children may be able to memorize.

[Laura Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been beautifully illustrated with an amusing story, and can be used to introduce ideas of using varied adverbs and verbs to describe walking/movement, alongside the idea of allowing the reader to speculate about what’s going to happen next, and how this is done

[Emma Biays · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Perfect Day for It teaches the lesson not to assume, because one is often wrong when they make assumptions. All if the animals assumed the bear was looking for something different. But when they all realized the bear wasn't looking for what they wanted, they still made the best of it and had fun sledding down the hill. It also shows that friendships can be with people of all types, because a bear, fox, mole, badger, and squirrel were all friends.

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great Christmas book. I've never read a picture book that folded out at the end. I like how the words in the book have the sound the animals make while walking in the snow. The words were tongue twisters and that really helps children with pronunciation.

[Kaycee Greenwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Perfect Day for It shows that a perfect day for one isn't a perfect day for someone else. I can see this being used in my classroom for a writing opportunity where students can describe their perfect day. The book and fun to read and even bas a little surprise at the end!

[Marge]

bears - snow - having fun