Aug 23, 2020

Thoughts About An Ordinary Day

 Here's a quiet Sunday gift for one and all. I hope you'll check it out.

BEACH LANE BOOKS, 2020

AN ORDINARY DAY is written by Elena K. Arnold and illustrated  by Elizabet VukovicWhile we all yearn for an ordinary day during these Covid times, the truth is that we have always been surrounded by ORDINARY DAYS, but rarely do we take notice. 

As this seemingly simple picture book suggests, a garden-tending neighbor, a nosy crow, and playful companions on an ordinary street are unconscious witnesses to nearby passages in ordinary lives. Two nearby homes on this quiet street are each visited by medical professionals. From that spread onward, the two interior settings parallel and contrast each other, with one family experiencing  a sad goodbye to their beloved pet, while the other family welcomes a new baby to their home. 

Lyrical minimalist language and softly realistic images of a stable, diverse neighborhood enhance the simplicity of and deep loving truths about our ordinary lives on AN ORDINARY DAY.

As our yearning for "the past times" draws our attention, perhaps our focus should really be on the people living in homes nearby, playing in yards, and, at times, exhaling last breaths and inhaling first breaths.





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