The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Krauss, Ruth

The Backward Day

32 pp. | NYRB | August, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59017-237-7 $14.95
Reissue (1950, Harper)

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Marc Simont. "A little boy woke up one morning and got out of bed. He said to himself, 'Today is backward day.'" Walking backward down the stairs, he says goodnight to his family. The silliness is enhanced by Simont's bold three-color illustrations showing everyone playing along. The universality of Krauss's work assures that a new generation will want to celebrate backward day.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 1950