The Best Time of Day

by Eileen Spinelli, Bryan Langdo (Illustrator)

On this busy little farm, day begins with a loud crow at sunup, and then there are flapjacks to be flipped, cows to be milked, piggies to feed . . . and in the blink of an eye, it's nighttime. This joyful rhyming celebration of everyday life is just right for bedtime.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Eileen Spinelli is an award-winning children's book author from southeastern Pennsylvania. She has written over 100 picture books and novels for children. Her husband is Jerry Spinelli, who also writes books for children.

Reviews

[Monique the Book Geek]

This is such a sweet children's book!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sweet and simple. Various members of a farm family have different favorite times of the day.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book that talks about ffavorite times of day on a farm.

[Danette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute
2/28/17 Read with Naomi and Julia.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best time of day is different for people as well as animals. Spinelli shares one farm families day of bests. It's a fun book full of rhyming phrases. I trimmed the story for my young listeners. I only used the top two lines out of the four during storytime except the first and last couple pages. The paragraphs switched off between an actual time (2pm) and a reference to time (midmorning). It's a great book for an introduction to time. When a number would be apart of the story we could also take a moment to count.

2015 storytime theme: clocks

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Told in rhyme, "The Best Time of Day" is a lighthearted children's book that chronicles the favorite time of day of each member of a farm family--including the animals, of course--progressing from morning to night. The color illustrations are nice but not spectacular. Overall, this makes a good bedtime story.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars The best time of day is right before I go to bed...all my tasks accomplished and ready to sleep.

I like the pictures and the different aspect of the farm and neighborhood. Some people are early risers, some are night owls, another great one by Eileen Spinelli. I think I know who is going to be my next author spotlight!!

[Sandy McDowell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute twist at the end.

The best time of day for everyone is when they make a connection with someone, somehow--even if it's with your parakeet while singing in the shower. Except for the marmalade cat, of course, her best time of day is not connecting with anyone!

[Kristy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best time of day is reading this book to my little guy! We both love it. It reminds me of growing up on my grandparents' farm. Ah, memories!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would be a good book for teaching kids time of day, but it's lengthy so I don't think it would be good for a storytime.

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book. Another book my son brought home from school. Not one I would buy, but definitely one I enjoyed reading to him.

[Maeghan Nutmeg Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute rhyming book about farm life routines.

[Kristin · Rating 1 out of 5]

not a good book. too many gender stereotypes

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Thanks for the recommendation Kristy.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

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