Someday
Someday I am going to be a great artist. Today I am off to help my dad paint the shed. It’s hard to be content with the present moment when you are little. The future has infinitely more possibilities! Here, the prolific and poetic Eileen Spinelli offers us the opportunity to truly enter the mind and heart of a little girl whose dreams reach well beyond today. With Spinelli’s gift for capturing the authentic experience of a child and Rosie Winstead’s utterly accessible and adorable artwork, this is sure to be a book that will inspire kids to think about what their own plans are for someday.
I, Jerry Spinelli, am writing this myself without help from my wife and fellow author, Eileen, because I need to do some bragging about her. It was her idea that led to our first book together: Today I Will. She remembered reading daily devotionals, and it occurred to her that young readers might like a day-by-day book based on literature.
There's a page in Today I Will for every day in the year—that’s 366 pages/days, including leap year. Each page starts with a quote from children's or young adult literature. Then comes a commentary on the quote, followed by a resolution—that is, how you can apply the message to your day. The idea is that you take a minute to read…
Another Day as Emily
Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Today I Will
Jerry Spinelli
Cold Snap
Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
The Dancing Pancake
Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Summerhouse Time
Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
The Best Story
Eileen Spinelli; Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf
Where I Live
Eileen Spinelli; Illustrated by Matt Phelan
Someday
Eileen Spinelli; Illustrated by Rosie WinsteadRosie Winstead is the author/illustrator of Sprout Helps Out and Ruby and Bubbles, as well as an artist and designer. She lives in Springfield, Missouri, with her family.
Sprout Helps Out
Rosie Winstead