A Strange Day.

A Strange Day. A Strange Day Iris van der Heide, author Marijke ten Cate, illustrator Lemniscaat c/o Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 1932425942, $16.95 www.boydsmillspress.com 1-877-512-8366 Netherlands author Iris van der Heide presents A Strange Day, anengaging picturebook about a distracted dis��tract��ed?adj.1. Having the attention diverted.2. Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught.dis��tract young boy waiting for a veryimportant letter--an envelop en��vel��op?tr.v. en��vel��oped, en��vel��op��ing, en��vel��ops1. To enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering: "Accompanying the darkness, a stillness envelops the city"that will tell him whether he won the artcontest that he entered. He's so wrapped up in his thoughts duringthe windy day that he doesn't notice the mailman chasing after awindblown letter, and is barely aware of stopping a runaway babycarriage, catching dog thrown clear of a bicycle bicycle,light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground. accident, or otherstrange occurrences happening all around him. But everyone else is awareof his kindness KindnessSee also Generosity.Allworthy, SquireTom Jones’s goodhearted foster father. [Br. Lit. , even though he is not! Gentle color illustrations add alovely touch to this charming, read-aloud story.