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Fortune Cookies

A little girl receives a box in the mail with seven fortune cookies. “On Sunday my fortune said: ‘Today you will lose something you don’t need.’ ... My tooth came out!” She opens a cookie each subsequent day of the week, and each time the fortune comes true. “Try to find the good with the bad,” says her fortune on Tuesday, and she loses her kite (bought with tooth fairy money) but finds a cat. Each double-page spread features a life-size fortune cookie with a pull-tab that reveals the fortune inside. And each of the fortunes foreshadows another event in the story of the little girl’s week—a story of things lost, things found, and unexpected surprises, all interconnected in a full-circle tale. Albert Bitterman’s whimsical days-of-the-week concept book features a strongly patterned text and expressive, beautifully understated watercolor illustrations by Chris Raschka. Highly Commended, 2012 Charlotte Zolotow Award ©2011 Cooperative Children's Book Center

Illustrated by Chris Raschka

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range: Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3) PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format: Picture book
Subject: Days of the Week

Publisher: Beach Lane
Publish Year: 2011
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9781416968146

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Bitterman

Fortune Cookies