Today is a great day! - Words to know

Sep 29, 2026

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A children’s picture-book text that centers on daily optimism and positive thinking. It introduces a set of friendly “Words to know” such as smile, team, school, walk, and weather, then presents simple, rhythmic lines describing how the child feels happy on waking and recognizes good things coming. Repeated affirmations—“Today is a great day!”—connect kind interactions with smiling people and reinforce an upbeat attitude.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time37 min

AccessFree to download

Words to know

Today is a great day!

Today is agreat day! Bobbie Kalman 20-3.5 100 Bobbie Kalman Crabtree Publishing Company www.crabtreebooks.com www.crabtreebooks.com Published in Canada Crabtree Publishing 616 WellandAve. St.Catharines,Ontario L2M 5V6 Author andDesignEditor-in-ChiefBobbie KalmanBobbie KalmanKatherine Berti Production coordinatorand Prepress technicianReading consultantKatherine BertiElaine Hurst Photo researchBobbie KalmanEditors # Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication 1.Optimism--Juvenile literature.2.Attitude(Psychology)--JuvenileII.Series.literature.3.Positive psychology--Juvenile literature.I.Title. BF698.35.057K352011646.7--dc22BF698.35.057K342011j158.1C2010-901973-32010011300 Crabtree Publishing Company 1-800-387-7650 Published in the United StatesCrabtree Publishing PMB 59051 350 Fifth Avenue,59th FloorNew York,New York 10118 Created by Bobbie Kalman Kathy MiddletonCrystal SikkensPhotographs by ShutterstockKalman,Bobbie,1947-Kalman,Bobbie.Today is a great day!/Bobbie Kalman.Today is a great day!/Bobbie Kalman.p.cm.-(My world)(My world)ISBN 978-0-7787-9531-5(pbk.:alk.paper)---ISBN 978-0-7787-9506-3ISBN 978-0-7787-9506-3(bound).--ISBN 978-0-7787-9531-5(pbk.)(reinforced library binding:alk.paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 1.Optimism in children--Juvenile literature.2.Attitude(Psychology)--Juvenile literature.3.Positive psychology-Juvenile literature.I.Title. Printed in China/072010/AP20100226 Copyright ◎2011 CRABTREE PUBLISHING COMPANY.Allrights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in aetrieval system or be transmited in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the priorwritten permission of Crabtree Publishing Company.In Canada:We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through theBook Publishing Industry Development Program(BPIDP)for our publishing activities. Published in the United KingdomCrabtree Publishing Maritime House Basin Road North,Hove BN411WR Published in AustraliaCrabtree Publishing386 Mt.Alexander Rd.Ascot Vale(Melbourne)VIC 3032 # Words to know dancingfamilyfriends ice cream smile team school walk weather When I wake upevery day,I feel happywhen I say, “Today is a great day!” 4 Today is a great day!I know good thingsare coming my way. 5 # Today is a great day! I smile at all the people I see.They smile right back at me. 6

FAQs

What message does the book emphasize for children?

The book emphasizes optimism and a positive attitude each day, repeating the affirmation “Today is a great day!”

Which key words are introduced in the “Words to know” section?

The “Words to know” section includes dancing, family, friends, ice cream, smile, team, school, walk, and weather.

How does the child feel when waking up according to the text?

When the child wakes up every day, the text says the child feels happy and knows good things are coming.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by ahduag