Reviews for Oh, What a Busy Day

The average rating for Oh, What a Busy Day based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-03-23 00:00:00 Sarah Winters This was bought to me in 1976, when I was a child. It's been well-used and I recently found it again. The rhymes and texts are easy, and the pictures are beautiful - not too busy but full of fun details. The book doesn't completely shy from sad stuff, but it's only a few instances. Various seasons, celebrations, times of day, activities and hopes/wishes are mentioned. The emphases is on fun and enthusiasm, not forgetting to mention good manners now and then. I loved the book back then, and do so even now. I cherish this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-08-15 00:00:00 Peter Rasmussen I simply don't understand why some terrible children's books become famous, while others, which are quite brilliant, are virtually unknown. This was one of our kids' favourites when they were very small, and it is terrific. Most children's books that attempt to instil wisdom and moral principles are nauseating, but Stora Bilderboken delivers. The page I like best is about uncontrollable emotions, and, I am honestly not exaggerating, is just one of the best and most insightful pieces of writing I have ever seen on this subject. The title is Ibland ("Sometimes"), and it is a series of single sentences, each with an accompanying picture. Typical examples, I translate, are the following:Sometimes you just want to annoy people and be bad. Sometimes you feel shy and don't dare talk to anyone. Sometimes you have scary dreams. Sometimes it feels nice to cry.At the end, there's a couplet often quoted in our household:Ibland gråter killar, ibland slåss en tjej Så är det för alla, för dig och för migSometimes boys cry, and sometimes girls fight It's like that for everyone, for me and you as well.