Monday is One Day is a children’s book aimed at children of working parents. When I first heard the title, I thought it would count down the days until the weekend, and family time. While this colorful children’s book does celebrate the weekend, it does even better than count down to it—it chronicles the fun, ‘together’ things that families can do each day.
A child may feel sad that their parent (or parents) have to be at work. Monday is One Day shares the message that the parent is missing the child too—but in a hopeful anticipation sort of way! By marking the passing days with special little practices, they’re not simply counting down the days, but rather maximizing each one!
Author Arthur Levine says it perfectly, “I discovered that the pangs of parting never go away, even as your child grows more independent. You still can’t wait for that moment to hug them to you, to spend time together.”
Monday is One Day can help a child with anxiety about being separated from a parent or school, or work, or any reason. Develop your own way to count down the days!
A child may feel sad that their parent (or parents) have to be at work. Monday is One Day shares the message that the parent is missing the child too—but in a hopeful anticipation sort of way! By marking the passing days with special little practices, they’re not simply counting down the days, but rather maximizing each one!
Author Arthur Levine says it perfectly, “I discovered that the pangs of parting never go away, even as your child grows more independent. You still can’t wait for that moment to hug them to you, to spend time together.”
Monday is One Day can help a child with anxiety about being separated from a parent or school, or work, or any reason. Develop your own way to count down the days!
Arthur Levine wrote Monday is One Day while home with his (then) infant son, thinking about how much he was going to miss him when he went back to work. Levine has six other children’s books, and has edited countless others over his 25-year career.
Illustrator Julian Hector created scenes of cities and homes and scenes that children will love. They are simple but real, colorful but not blindingly bright. Hector is a graduate of the Parsons School of Design and has illustrated other children’s books.
Illustrator Julian Hector created scenes of cities and homes and scenes that children will love. They are simple but real, colorful but not blindingly bright. Hector is a graduate of the Parsons School of Design and has illustrated other children’s books.
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