A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends

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.

A feel-good and joyful story of a careful childhood day

Laconic narration and funny dialogue

Repetition of language and structure makes a fun and satisfying read aloud – allowing the child to join in

“"Raccoon sits in his house, socks drying on a line over the stove, thinking. He could make an apple cake to end his boredom, but Raccoon is out of eggs. So he pops over to visit neighbor Fox, who has egg-laying chickens--and who reveals that she needs to climb higher to repair her roof. The two call on their neighbor Badger, who has a ladder, and the sequence continues, each visit a link in a chain that joins neighbor to neighbor and favor to favor. Soon, Raccoon and all his friends are swimming in a pond, their chores forgotten. Taking all the time they need, the animals have fun first, then finish all the tasks--together--when they arrive home. In spreads by Waechter (Jacob's Fantastic Flight), clear, carefully worked drawings capture the merry detritus of daily life inside and out of doors, tree leaves worked in delicate labyrinths of ink. And each of the characters proves equally delighted with the unexpected way things unfold: 'Perfect!' thinks Fox. 'A picnic with Badger and Raccoon.' The secret to happiness lies, this jovial book hints, in welcoming every new event and participating wholeheartedly."--Publishers Weekly”

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

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

"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."

"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."

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.

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