Best Day Ever! - Lester Warby;Artie Ellis

For Maya, first grade might just last forever.

From the moment she wakes up late, Maya knows it is going to be one of those days. First, there’s the rush to get ready. Then comes an endless bus ride, quiet voices, schoolwork, messy paint, and what feels like nine-hundred-mile walks through the halls.

And lunch? Pizza she definitely doesn’t like.

Snack? Raisins she absolutely doesn’t like.

And why does everything at school involve so much waiting?

At least there’s recess!

With a big personality and even bigger opinions, six-year-old Maya dramatically makes her way through a busy first-grade day filled with classmates, learning, laughter, art, music, recess, and plenty of surprises. She may complain about nearly everything along the way, but the colorful illustrations tell another story: Maya might be having a lot more fun than she’s willing to admit.

By the time the final bell rings and Maya makes it home, she is completely exhausted. When Dad asks the simplest of questions-how was your day?-Maya has only one answer.

Funny, warm, and wonderfully relatable, Best Day Ever! captures the excitement, frustrations, friendships, and little triumphs that make an ordinary school day feel like an extraordinary adventure.

Perfect for children ages 4-8, Best Day Ever! is an entertaining picture book for first graders, children preparing for school, and families who know that sometimes the things kids complain about the most become the stories they can’t wait to tell.

With expressive watercolor illustrations, playful humor, and a lovable main character, Best Day Ever! celebrates school, friendship, family, and the wonderfully dramatic way children experience their everyday world.

A delightful choice for bedtime reading, classroom read-alouds, back-to-school season, first-grade celebrations, and any young reader who has ever had the longest, most exhausting, absolutely BEST day ever.