


being able to sleep until noon or finding $100 to spend at the fabric store. I shared the title of the book, and I gave them an example of some things that would make my day lucky, e.g.Trait Connections: Word Choice, Organization, Voice I won’t spoil the surprise ending, but you and your students can’t help but enjoy the tricks pig has played on fox.

At this point, of course, the pig moves on, safely evading the dinner pot. Fox follows each suggestion, growing more and more exhausted, until he passes out, exhausted. "This must be my lucky day!" the fox shouts.Īs the story moves on, pig offers continual suggestions for how fox can make him, pig, into a more delectable dinner. Immediately, fox grabs pig and brings him in for dinner. dinner on the doorstep! Now it’s the pig’s face which is totally expressive of his instant realization of the danger he is courting. "Rabbit?.If there were any rabbits in here, I’d have eaten them for breakfast."įox opens his door and discovers. The look on the fox’s face is priceless and perfectly matches his thoughts. The story and the illustrations work together to create a wonderful "trickster" story.Īs the book opens, a hungry fox is preparing to hunt for his dinner, only to be interrupted by a knock on the door. If you loved The Wolf’s Chicken Stew and The Pigs’ Picnic, you’re going to love the latest Keiko Kasza book, My Lucky Day, too.
