Mayor For A Day
Today’s Librarian Choose Mayor for a Day
for the Best Children’s Book for Year 2000
“In this delightful little caper,
Davy is named mayor for a day after winning a soccer match.
He can do anything he wants: decree ice cream for the whole town, close
the schools, forbid work! Davy
gives it some thought and comes up with the best idea ever.
When the crowd gathers in the town square, Davy makes his announcement.
There will be one whole day with no rules!
The children rejoice, the adults groan, and chaos ensues.
Finally, even Davy realizes he’s made a mistake.
Soccer is a punching fest without rules. School is a danger zone.
Speedsters nearly run him over in the street. When a mob shows up at this door to complain, Davy cheerfully
resigns. Sommer’s tale is
upbeat and exciting. The
illustrations are detailed, bright and emphasize characters' expressions—just
the kind of drawings most kids like.
Readers at second- and third-grade levels will get a tremendous
kick from Davy’s experience—and learn a new appreciation for rules.”
Today’s Librarian, Nov. 2000
Reviewed by Seth Lucas (age 6)
“Mayor for a Day is a very good story. It is about a boy named Davy
who wanted no rules on Monday. When there were no rules everything became really
bad...people were yelling at cars that were going too fast, children raced down
the hallway at school knocking Davy down, and it was difficult to think because
the children were being very naughty. Davy even got hit by a shoe right on the
forehead!
“Davy learned that rules are good. They help to keep us out of trouble. I liked
the whole entire story. I loved it. Go ahead and buy one of these CDs and books.
You will like it too!
Seth Lucas,
6 years old, Submitted by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
Today’s Librarian Choose Mayor for a Day
for the “Best Children’s Book: Ages 7-9” for the Year 2000
“This title merits recognition as an outstanding
publication that belongs in every public library, as reviewed in Today’s
Librarian ‘Short takes’ from the year 2000.”
Keri Davies,
Publisher, Kimberly Hundley, Editor, Today’s Librarian
Principal Ordered 26 Copies of Mayor For A Day
Northside Elementary
is an America’s Choice School. One
of the requirements is that the principal must choose a book of the month.
Peggy Pollock, principal of Northside Elementary, ordered 26 copies of
Mayor For A Day, one for each classroom.
Pollock said, “On the month that we were using
Mayor For A Day, the words were citizenship, patriotism, loyalty, those
types of character ed words. It
just tied in beautifully to our curriculum that we were using for that month.
The children did different activities what they would do if they were
mayor for a day. It was a very big
success.”
Other Comments
Peggy Pollock made:
“The students loved them very
much…”
“It was one of those books that they all came
back and said, ‘We just love this book.’”
“The illustrations are just beautiful.”
“Mayor For A Day has been a great success
for our school.”
Peggy Pollock, Principal, Northside Elementary, Albany, Georgia
Eclectic Homeschool
Online
“What would happen if a town had no rules for an entire day? Chaos, that's
what! The cover of Mayor for a Day promises fun times with citizenship, civic
virtue, and respect for law and that's exactly what's between the pages of this
action-packed storybook….
“Help your children discover what would happen in a place where anything
goes, no rules exist, and chaos is the only rule of the day. My son was so
worried about little Davy and what would become of him and his hometown that he
started telling me why WE have rules in our own household. He even added a few
new rules of his own. Any book that can stimulate that kind of respect for the
law has a permanent place on our bookshelf.” See:
http://www.eho.org/reviews/individualreview.asp?revid=303
www.MyParentime.com website
When a boy named
Davy is chosen "Most Valuable Player" on his junior soccer team, he is also
chosen to be mayor for a day in his town. He is so excited to make his day fun,
that he announces his day to be a day with no rules!
In the
book, "Mayor for a Day," Davy thinks he'll have a great day when everyone in the
town goes without any rules. Unfortunately, things get out of hand with no rules
and Davy realizes that rules are a very important part of life.
MyParenTime.com highly recommends this book -- it
teaches children that rules are indeed a very important part of daily life, and
that the world cannot operate in an organized manner without them.
Also
reviewed with this book: The Read-Along Story on CD. Hear this story while
traveling, or play it for young readers to follow along with the book.
My ParenTime
“When Davy gets
to be mayor of his town, he decides to abolish all rules. Chaos follows and Davy
soon regrets his decision. People begin to complain that the madness is Davy’s
fault. He apologizes to the crowd, tells his Dad that a family can’t be happy
without rules and then resigns. The colorful illustrations by Dick Westbrook are
humorous and match the tone of the story. The goal of the Another
Sommer-Time Story Series is to ‘help children understand and follow the
virtues that lead to successful living.’ In Mayor for a Day, the focus is on
citizenship, civic virtue and respect for the law. A Read-Along CD narrated by
the author accompanies the book. Parents would find this character education
book useful.
Janet Jacobsen, Child Center, Springfield
SD, for Lane Education Service District
“When Davy, a young boy becomes
mayor for a day, he declares a day of ‘no rules.’ He soon learns that we
have rules for a reason. This is a wonderful book that teaches children
the importance of values even though they don’t always understand why at the
time. I highly recommend this book.”
Tereasa Hanley, Clear Lake Elementary, #52, Lane Education Service
District, Eugene, OR
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