Out today - "The Bad Day" by Frann Preston-Gannon (Templar)

Ever had one of those days that looks like it's going to be beautiful, positive and filled with fun and laughter - only for one rotten thing to completely upset the applecart?

In "The Bad Day" by Frann Preston-Gannon, Squirrel wakes up to a marvellous sight. A single beautiful big golden acorn hangs from the bough of a tree. No one else has spotted it yet, and it's ripe for the taking.

But when Squirrel climbs up and hangs from the branch, he suddenly realises he's horribly, hopelessly and terribly stuck! He can't do much more than hang next to the object of his desire.

Squirrel isn't the only one having a rotten day either. Woodpecker has his beak stuck in a tree! Owch!

Fox has a suspicious tummy-ache (though we're less inclined to be sympathetic there, you'll see why!) and Snake is all tied up in a horrible tangle too.

Finally poor Mouse is having the worst day of all - in fact all the animal friends soon realise that the only way out of their predicament is if they all buckle down and help each other out.

Sum this book up in a sentence: Sendak-nominated Frann once again weaves a brilliant and entertaining animal tale that many of us will identify with!

"The Bad Day" by Frann Preston-Gannon is out today, published by Templar Publishing (kindly supplied for review)