A Celebration of You

Over the course of an “outstandingly average” day, a child nevertheless finds myriad opportunities to celebrate accomplishments in this bright picture book from Funk and Alizadeh. Up-tempo rhymes frame attitude as a choice before launching into imperative suggestions (“Celebrate having ideas that spark,/ changing the universe, making your mark”). Acknowledging occasional challenges, cheerleading lines emphasize resilience and gratitude for each day’s opportunities, while across sunny impressionistic illustrations, traditional materials and digital techniques layer cool coloring and texture. The result is an exhilarating, optimism-inspiring celebration of life’s abundant possibilities. Characters are portrayed with brown skin and dark hair. Ages 3–6. (Mar.)