A Perfect Saturday… almost by Dave Jones, PsyD (Author) and Rheanna (Illustrator)
This review first appeared on Reader Views. Read the Reader Views version here . It’s the best day of the whole week–Saturday! It is going to be perfect. There will be an early start (almost), getting 100% ready and cleaning everything up (almost), excellently planned adventures (almost), and a great time to perfect skills (almost). At the end of a busy day (that maybe did not go exactly as expected), how does one judge the day? A Perfect Saturday…almost by Dave Jones, PsyD, follows a young boy throughout his Saturday. He has great ambitions to get chores done perfectly, do activities he loves perfectly, and practice some skills perfectly. He does all of those things…almost. Author Dave Jones deftly shows that while the narrator (who uses first person so he remains unnamed) may be disappointed that things weren’t “perfect” on his Saturday, he still did so much and enjoyed so much. This juxtaposition is enhanced by illustrator Rheanna’s work. Rheanna is able to sweetly show the narrato...
