A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends - Philip Waechter

A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends

By: Philip Waechter

Hardcover | 1 June 2022

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This big-hearted picture book captures the warmth and fun of a spontaneous summer's day with friends, where one lovely activity leads to another until they all go back home to bake a cake (two cakes!) to finish.

Raccoon decides to bake an apple cake. But he has no eggs, so visits his friend Fox, who needs a ladder to mend the roof. Badger will have one, but he needs help too, so they set off to find Bear. They stroll through meadows, meet up with Crow, nibble blackberries and find Bear fishing at the river. Soon the five friends are having the best day out--the sun shining on their fur, fishing, swimming, picnic and finally home to bake the cake--two cakes, because bears have big appetites.

A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends is a picture book to instantly capture the heart. Laconic narration, funny dialogue, and exquisite illustrations tell the story of a carefree childhood day.

Philip Waechter is one of Germany's leading children's author/illustrators with a beautifully classic illustration style.

About the Author

Philip Waechter was born in 1968 in Germany. He now lives as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator in Frankfurt am Main. In 1999 Philip and Moni Port co-founded the community studio LABOR.
Industry Reviews

"The secret to happiness lies, this jovial book hints, in welcoming every new event and participating wholeheartedly."

-- Publishers Weekly

"friendly characters, a satisfying story, and a happy ending for all...A rewarding choice for reading aloud."

-- Booklist

"a picture book about simply being alive. This is a story about a day when you are being observant and finding adventure wherever you can."

-- School Library Journal

"It all adds up to a calm, happy, perfect, wonderful day that young readers and their parents will find almost as nice as the real thing."

-- The Wall Street Journal

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