All in a Day follows a boy through the activities of his day with positive phrases about the possibilty of a day. The theme is to make the most of today and not worry about the past or the future. The illustrations are beautiful. They really portray the action of a day in a child's life balanced with the message of slowing down and enjoying the here and now. I think this would be a good book to present to someone (child or adult) who tend to worry or have stress. ( )

Cynthia Rylant writes about the value of a day. She writes about how many things can happen in a day, and how it is up to us what to make of it. Nikki McClure’s illustrations are really simple, but really bring a lot to the book. The only colors used are black, white, yellow, and blue. The illustrations are of a young boy completing his daily activities such as feeding a chicken and wishing upon a dandelion. I really enjoyed this book, and I love how it can be meaningful to both children and adults. ( )

The illustration in this book makes the book entirely. Alot can be done in a day, and the book is a quick read.

I enjoyed reading this book! Although there is not a lot of text and the illustrations are not as in depth as others, it is a feel-good read and would work best for a K-2 classroom! I think that this book would work really well as a read-aloud because it is an uplifting book and can be used as a motivation or bridge between subjects in order to keep the students moods happy! Also, the inclusion of the rhyme scheme can help younger elementary students to work on their inferences when coming to the end of a phrase. For example, a page would read “There is a faith in morningtime, there is belief in noon. Evening will come whispering and shine a bright round ____”. But the teacher would not read the last word of that phrase/stanza and have the students guess the word based on the rhyme scheme and the context clues.
I believe that the illustrations works well for this book because of the overall simplicity and innocence surrounding it. Because the theme/main message of this book is to live every day and cherish the life you have, the simple, 3-color illustrations correspond well by not overwhelming the reader and keeping the mood airy and light. Also, having the main character be a young boy and the adventures/scenes that he sees and lives emphasizes the main message of “live your life and treasure everything”. ( )

A really lovely book. Would be a nice gift to give. I picked this one up because of the illustrations. The story is short and very sweet. Reminds us that each new day is a gift to behold - what will you do with it? ( )