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Straub, Emma , Straub, Susan

Gaga Mistake Day

32 pp. | Penguin/Rocky Pond | April, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9780593529461 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593529478 $10.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jessica Love. In this picture book by adult novelist Emma Straub and her mother, Saturday is Gaga day. Each week, our young narrator's parents head off to do errands, leaving grandmother and grandkid to have a day of their own. Unconventional grandparent Gaga is as spirited as they come: "Gaga makes lots of mistakes," warns her grandchild at the start of the story. These "mistakes" include wearing fuzzy pink slippers on her ears, walking backward through the neighborhood, and reading a bedtime story upside down. "Mistakes are fun, aren't they?" Gaga asks. Each page offers a glimpse into another Saturday spent together. Whether dancing in costume or creating a merry mountain of bubbles at bathtime, Gaga brings a childlike joy to every playdate. Pencil, watercolor, and gouache in Love's recognizable style (Julián Is a Mermaid, rev. 5/18) add an extra dose of magic to the pair's fanciful days. Gaga is fabulously decked-out with big, bold glasses and eye-catching accessories. Her grandchild's smart green spectacles and indulgent imagination suggest that the apple didn't fall far from the grandma tree. With bright bursts of color and extravagant scenes, the book whisks readers away into their playful world from the very first page.
Reviewer: Hill Saxton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2024

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