Gaga Mistake Day
by Emma & Susan Straub
Illustrated by Jessica Love
Rocky Pond Books
an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
2024
32 pages
When quirky grandmother Gaga comes to visit, life gets more fun! Gaga makes a lot of "mistakes," but it's always a great time for the child and Gaga. Making up new games is Gaga's greatest gift. She claims in order to walk to the park, the rule is: you can only walk backwards.
Dress up and dance party are the child and Gaga's shared activities, and when lunchtime rolls around, there's no more "eat all your vegetables" or "just try one bite." Gaga makes the plates silly and fantastic; for example, the entire food pyramid, Gaga style, is featured, "The plate has 1 lollipop, 2 pieces of cheese, 3 pretzel rods, 4 slices of cucumbers..." and more whimsical additions climbing up to the count of ten.
Gaga makes so many "mistakes," and ends up having to apologize to the parents, but grandchild and Gaga both know the mistakes are made on purpose and their purpose is to infuse their day with fun.
Gaga Mistake Day is a winner! The story is full of love and family, laughter and joy, and memories that will be worth remembering. Everyone needs a Gaga in their life. The last line of the book says it all: "I love Gaga days."
Highly, highly recommended and likely to be in the mix for book of the year, this book treasure is the perfect gift for any new grandparent and/or grandchild.
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