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The Do-Something Day
Bernie decides to run away because nobody pays any attention to him, but when he stops to say good-bye to his friends, he discovers that they all love and need him.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1977
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
September 9, 2010
I loved this one a kid and so does my son. It feels so familiar, yet it's such a different world then the Midwest, where I grew up. Bernie gets to be useful and appreciated, a great feeling for kids.
July 20, 2014
This was one of my all-time favorite books as a child. There were many times that this was my first pick when it came time for bedtime stories, and I knew it well enough to know when my parents were trying to skip over pages to read it faster and get me to bed sooner.
December 22, 2019
This was one of my favorites as a kid! Super fun to revisit it.
October 23, 2020
Cute story, but I especially love the illustrations. Very nostalgic for me.
July 15, 2021
My childhood favorite!
December 2, 2024
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June 10, 2012
Sonia: I love it and I don't hate it. I like the cover. It has the sun coming up and Bernie is looking out the window with his pajamas on. The pictures are nice and cool.
Maddie: I like it and I love it. It's my favorite because the pictures I like and the story. This book there's pretty pictures and they're beautiful, the colors like purple, green, white, red, yellow. It's not Sonia been sticking these stickers on it and I don't know.
Maddie: I like it and I love it. It's my favorite because the pictures I like and the story. This book there's pretty pictures and they're beautiful, the colors like purple, green, white, red, yellow. It's not Sonia been sticking these stickers on it and I don't know.
April 25, 2025
Bernie, clearly an Enneagram 2, longed to be useful, and achieved his goal in very creative ways.
I started reading this book over my daughter's shoulder this morning while I combed her hair for school, and finished it aloud to her and her younger brother, sitting on the front porch while the scholars waited for the bus.
I started reading this book over my daughter's shoulder this morning while I combed her hair for school, and finished it aloud to her and her younger brother, sitting on the front porch while the scholars waited for the bus.
October 8, 2013
My absolute favorite book as a child . I now read it to my son all the time!
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