• Age: 3 to 8
• Grade: p to 3

Hurray! A new day

Full of silliness and dirt.

The whole world is waiting

But first, you need a shirt

In this laugh-out-loud story, getting ready for the day has never been so fun . . . and funny!

Our intrepid kid’s agenda is packed: marching with the ants, creating great art, finding treasure, taking a quick trip to the moon. Mom has other plans: trying to get our hero dressed and out the door — because before you can go conquer the world, you need pants!

Told in bouncy, memorable rhymes and joyful, imaginative illustrations, this inspirational and aspirational story is a perfect read-aloud for dreamers and big thinkers alike.

SONYA BELL grew up obsessed with the Scholastic book fair at her school in Barrie. Her professional writing career began in journalism, with bylines appearing in dozens of publications including The Guardian (UK) and Maclean's magazine (Canada). Her comedy writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes earned her a Canadian Comedy Award.

She and her wife live in Toronto with their two young sons and a service dog named Scout.

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Growing up, Jordan lived in a city called Sheffield in England, but since then, he has lived all over the UK. From what he can recall of his childhood, there were no ‘influences’ or ‘moments’ as such, to inspire him into his creative career… he was just born with a pencil and got on with it. The thing that keeps Jordan’s inspiration going is solitude. He adores going for walks by himself on the beach or in a forest. His cat, Iver, also plays a huge part in character development and scenarios. Jordan could sit and watch what she gets up to all day.

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