{"id":46811,"date":"2026-08-13T21:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=46811"},"modified":"2026-08-13T21:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:38:11","slug":"review-of-a-day-off-school-by-oliver-jeffers-and-kevin-waldron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=46811","title":{"rendered":"Review of A Day Off School, by Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A Day Off School<\/em><\/p>\n

by Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron<\/p>\n

Philomel, 2026. 44 pages.
\nReview written August 12, 2026, from a library book.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Herbie has the sniffles. He gets a day off school! Before his dad even checks on him, he eats breakfast in a sofa fort, plays Space Blasters, races his cars, draws a giant dinosaur, practices his yo-yo tricks, bounces a ball, and watches some cartoons. [Of course there are pictures to go with all of these activities.]<\/p>\n

After lunch, everything seems boring. [I love the bored slump to his body in the pictures of his attempts at fun.]<\/p>\n

Then… he starts thinking about school…<\/p>\n

What if something really good happened there today?<\/p>\n

Like an extra playtime?
\nOr a dog loose in the corridor?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From there, his imagination takes off. (And the pictures for this part are glorious.) So much so, that when his sister gets home, he wonders if that’s a space helmet hidden in her backpack from the rides the aliens gave the kids on their spaceship.<\/p>\n

The next day, he gets to go back to school. It’s really boring.<\/p>\n

Or is it?<\/p>\n

As usual with Oliver Jeffers, the wild imagination presented in a matter-of-fact way strikes the perfect note. (Stuck<\/a><\/em> is still one of my all-time favorite picture books.)<\/p>\n

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