TODAY IS A WACKY WOW, SQUIGGLE GIGGLE, NOODLE CABOODLE DAY!

Need a boost today? Look no further!

A light-skinned child with a shock of red hair awakens in a purple bed, smiling from ear to ear, casting the covers aside, and flinging arms and legs akimbo, sending a purple teddy bear flying. There’s no missing this message: It’s a brand-new day—greet it with a “great big WOW!” As the child dresses and trots outside, a beaming tortoise pal tries to keep up: “Wait for me!” An unseen narrator lays out a list of possibilities. “You could ride a pink pony or dance with a pig! Talk with a noodle! Discover a zig!” Even the more realistic options veer into the fantastic. Readers are invited to ride a bike to the moon or teach a kitten to moo. Anything goes, so long as you “don’t sit on your bum!” The illustrations are appropriately candy-colored, marshmallow-soft, and brimming with sweetness. A map filled with fantastic opportunities includes the Donut Forest, Chocolate Chip Cliffs, and Ice Cream Island; while bicycling in the sky, the child grabs “cloud candy.” The bouncy, four-beat lines include a cascade of commands—hop, grab, set, lead, make, cook, sparkle—and the final page offers the ultimate upbeat mantra: “Today will be here…again tomorrow!”

Relentlessly euphoric encouragement to make the most out of each day.