Module 3 - One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian

Hogrogian, N. (1986). One fine day . New York: Macmillan.

Genre Category: Folk tale, Picture book
Source: Caldecott Medal, 1971
Ages Range: 2-6
Assessment of the book’s quality: The story is lyrical and fun, and is written in a simple and repetitive language, complimented with similarly simple illustrations carefully matching the words on each page, .is simple so you will find this book helpful in assisting your
Assessment of the book’s potential use with children: The book can be used as read-aloud during story time to train the memory and common sense in younger children. It can also be used to assist a child to learn to read.
Assessment of the book’s child appeal: The book will appeal to younger children because of its simple
and familiar use of vocabulary and simple and repeated syntax.

Summary:

"One fine day a fox traveled through a great forest. When he reached the other side he was very thirsty. He saw a pail of milk that an old woman had set down while she gathered wood for her fire.' 'Before she noticed the fox, he had lapped up most of the milk.' 'The woman became so angry that she grabbed her knife and chopped off his tail": This is how this folk tale begins. It is the retelling of an Armenian traditional folk tale and is about a gluttonous fox who steals a peasant woman's milk and drinks it and as a result looses its tail. He then goes through a numerous negotiations to regain his tail back. First, the old woman demands that the fox shall give her milk back in order to get his tail back. So, the fox goes to see the cow to get milk to give to the old woman to get his tail back. He now has to negotiate with the cow who demands grass for his milk. And so the fox goes to the field to ask for grass... and so continue the negotiations with the fox spending a day, encountering many obstacles trying to get his tail sewn back on.

Reaction and Impressions:
This is an exceptional tale and a fable for the moral it tells, and the dynamic and colorful illustrations that turn the fox's frustration into an adventure for the reader. It is very interactive and is best if read aloud (silent reading does not have the same taste or effect), and very successfully engages children in telling the story due to its logical repetitive theme. This element is very helpful in assisting younger children to learn to read and to train their memory.

"A delightful telling makes this story of a greedy fox's adventure as catchy as a nursery rhyme. Crisp, happy pictures add to the fun. Inspired by an Armenian folktale, the rhythmic, cumulative text will have small listeners "reading along" and matching words to pictures well before the story is ended." _ Editorial Review

"One fine day a fox traveled through the great forest. When he reached the other side he was very thirsty." The jaunty red fox stole milk from an old farm woman, lost his tail under the annoyed woman's knife, and spent the day bargaining to get it back. This humorous retelling of a favorite Armenian folktale is a story small children will follow and "read along" with ease." _ Publisher's comments.