Saturday by Oge Mora

"Saturday was the day they cherished."

On Saturday the little girl and her mum go to the library; the hairdresser; take a picnic in the part; and on this Saturday there is a puppet show. It sounds like a perfect day BUT ...

Bookseller blurb: A mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong - ruining story time, salon time, picnic time and the puppet show they'd been looking forward to going to all week. Mom is nearing a meltdown...until her loving daughter reminds her that being together is the most important thing of all.

Make sure you notice the calendar end papers - there is a tiny change from front to back. 

I am writing this blog in Australia and yes, this is an American book, but I think this is one you should consider reading to your class - all ages. The theme of this book is disappointment and how to cope when things do not go the way we expect. Saturday was published in 2019 and it is still available but only in hardcover and so it is way too expensive for our school libraries but I am sure you will find this book in some public libraries. 

Here is a Kirkus interview where Oge Mora talks about her work and this book. You can see more books by Oge Mora here. 

Thank you, Omu!

Things start to go awry almost immediately, but Ava’s mother is full of reassurances, and they have a strategy for dealing with disappointment: pause, close their eyes, breathe deep, and move on. But after the biggest disappointment comes at the end of a daylong string of them, it’s Ava who brings comfort to her mother in a touching moment that may bring tears to readers’ eyes. Kirkus Star review