Take Sunny Holiday (Sunny Holiday, #1) Portrayed By Coleen Murtagh Paratore Depicted In Digital Copy

is a cute story about a girl named Sunny, Her mother works hard during the day while going to school at night and her father is in jail but Sunny always has a positive attitude, Her favorite flowers are dandelions because no matter how hard things get, if they have dirt and rain, dandelions will bloom, It's not an amazing story but nonetheless a story to remind us all that there is always something to look forward to,
This book is a short easy read, Good for kidsor older children that aren't strong readers,
Aptlynamed Sunny is a spunkythgrader who makes the most of what life hands her, Despite missing her daddy terribly hes in prison, enduring hateful words from “mean bus girls”, and experiencing multiple disappointments, her upbeat attitude falters only briefly, She is proud of her keen imagination and writing ability and is surrounded by good female role models, including her hardworking mother who teaches Sunny to be honest, kind, loyal, and practical while still holding on to her dreams.
An outstanding choice for a classroom readaloud, Sunny Holiday provides many opportunities for engaging kids in discussion,

Personally, I really like Sunny, She has a terrific attitude most of the time, but, like any of us, she gets annoyed when things just really do not go her way, She speaks up when necessary, loves the Salvation Army clothes her mother buys then fancies up with embroidery, and is embarrassed when the "mean bus girls" talk about those very clothes.
She's just a real kid in real situations, I loved this book. It made me feel like a kid again, The lighthearteness in here is great, Sunny is kid that has big hopes and ideas and let nobody gets her spirits down, Sunny Holiday and her friend,Jazzy, believe every month should have a holiday included for kids to look forward to, They set out to create several new holidays, You will soon learn to love Sunny and admire the way she tackles any situation she faces, Sunny Holiday is the actual name of the main character of this book, Her father says she is like a dandelionadding cheer everywhere and growing strong and beautiful, She is, even though not everything goes well for Sunny, she is cheerful and resilient, Sunny's poor, her father is in jail, her mother works very hard and is often gone, and the girls in her class tease her, Yet Sunny talks mostly about the things that go right for herthe great people who live in her apartment building, her kind teacher, her academic success, and the great dance parties her mom runs.
Sunny is a great example of someone who knows how to make things better by changing what she can, Kids in gradesand up will like this one, Sunny Holiday is a brighteyed, optimistic, AfricanAmerican fourth grader living in a poor urban community in upstate New York, Her mother works long hours at a hotel for a ruthless boss, and her father is in prison, making up for a big mistake he made trying to get rich quick.
Her school is also in danger of being shut down, and she's tormented on a daily basis by the girls in her class who live in big houses and ride the bus to school.
Sunny doesn't let this bring her down, though, She's always on the lookout for a silver lining, and she and her friend Jazzy have big plans, There's a mother's day, they say, and a father's day, so why not have a kid's day Sunny takes on the creation of this new holiday as her personal pet project and when the mayor comes to her apartment complex, she actually asks him to help her make Kid's Day an official holiday.


I've read some of Coleen Murtagh Paratore's other books the ones about Willa Havisham, such The Wedding Planner's Daughter which were okay, but I think Sunny is definitely her best character so far.
I devoured this book, and just reveled in the language, Sunny has such a musical narrative voice, filled with attitude and excitement, and I felt as though I was hearing her tell me this story in her own voice, right there in my living room with me.
Such optimistic and naive characters are often annoying, but Paratore managed to make me love Sunny, whose sweetness is so genuine and touching, I couldn't help but root for her.
This book is an excellent lesson in how the right outlook can help us triumph over a bad situation, but it also didn't shy away from the truth of Sunny's grim circumstances.


A sequel, Sweet and Sunny, was published in, Sunny Holiday is the name of the main character, a city dweller who lives with her mom while dad serves a prison sentence, Those facts alone will make this an interesting book for my patrons, Sunny is just thatand her family and close circle of girlfriends and their mothers have a strong bond, Throw in a wonderful teacher who makes Sunny feel special and this MCBA nominee wasn't bad at all, i loved this book its interesting cool and fun Loved this book, It's so cute and funny! Very well written, Read a couple chapters. Not interesting enough to keep reading,yearold Sunny an appropriate if unsubtle name keeps a positive outlook on life despite her troubles her father's in prison and she and her mother struggle financially, While dealing with these issues, Sunny decides to invent a holiday in January since there are no goods ones in between Christmas and Valentine's,

Sunny is a good role model for young readers, and there's a good message to learn from this read, Would be a good recommendation for those looking to transition from Junie B, to something with a little more weight while retaining Junie's sense of fun, The text is simple enough but still has flashes of beauty and poetry, Very cute, easy read. From the author of THE WEDDING PLANNER'S DAUGHTER, a fantastic new series about a poor girl with a rich outlook on life,

Sunny Holiday thinks that every month should have a kidfriendly holiday, Valentine's Day, Julyth, and Christmas definitely fit the billbut months like January and August are lacking, So Sunny takes it upon herself to make new holidays for the months that need them, getting her friends and family involved, Sunny is headstrong, funny, and trying to make the best out of every situationwhether it involves holidays or family problems, She's got spirit to spareand you can't help but love her for it, now that i read this it is so good Jan,sitelink Library Catalog

January amp August are some months that could really use some holidays, or so Sunny believes.
She and her best friend work hard to make that happen, getting help from friends, family, and even local government, Sunny, true to her name, is optimistic about life, even when having to face difficult life circumstances, Don't miss the sequel Sweet amp Sunny! This book was absolutely adorable! I read it to my fourth grade classroom, Sunny is such a positive character, I hope one day my students will know at least one person like her!! :
It was also an added bonus to meet the author! Coleen is so inspiring!!!! It was good and i JUST remembered to write this down.
. . but ya it shows that if u put Ur mind to it u can do it! ed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo, com

Sunny Holiday is

a spunky little fourth grader, She may live on the "wrong side of the tracks" and get teased by the "bus girls," but she always looks at the bright side of everything,

Her mother may work endless hours cleaning rooms at the hotel across the river, but Sunny keeps her chin up and carries on, Her father may have made a mistake that landed him in prison for the better part of another year, but Sunny puts a smile on her face and is thankful for the things in life that are free.


Sunny and her friend, Jazzy, do just about everything together, They both have cats, and they love to create new games to play and projects to accomplish, Sunny's latest scheme is to create a holiday for every month, She explains to Jazzy that six of the twelve months have pretty cool holidays, but the other six are seriously lacking,

January is her first goal, She's thinking something to celebrate on about the twentieth of the month would certainly help break things up until Valentine's Day arrives in February,

This is a fun book for the elementary crowd, They will easily relate to Sunny's desire to have a kidfriendly holiday in every month, and her disappointment that the mayor's promise of a new park in her neighborhood turned into a halfdozen scraggly trees instead.
The underlying theme of the need to pass the state's standarized test is an element of the story that might make it a worthwhile readaloud for a fourth grade classroom.


This one is a bit young for my students so I'm planning to pass it along to the fourth grade teachers in our elementary building, I'm sure Sunny will make another appearance someday if author Coleen Murtagh Paratore has anything to say about it,

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