Every Friday

All week, a boy and his father look forward to their weekly Friday tradition of walking down to the neighborhood diner for breakfast. A sweet, simple story of a family's tradition makes for a heartwarming tale, enhanced by Yaccarino's distinctive illustrative style of bold, bright colors.

I liked the simplicity of the text and the illustrations in this book. I really liked the art in this book, as well as the unexpected characters that popped up (such as the "beatnik"). Through the simple text you can still really feel the excitement and happiness of the characters. However, I wish that the author's note would have been placed at the end of the book instead of the front because it spoils the tradition and the ending.

A cute story of a tradition between a boy and his father. Every Friday, they walk through town to the diner to have breakfast. The story is very short, and the pictures tell much of it.
This story could be used to discuss how art can tell just as much of a story as the words!

Dan Yaccarino's newest book is about a father and son, and their habitual, Friday visit to the neighborhood diner. The style of illustration is reminiscent of pictures in books published in the 1950s -- a plethora of distinct shapes to mark buildings, cars, streets, and simply designed faces. Along the way, father and son see people rushing about, but they take their time. Rain or shine, sleet or snow, every Friday, they're diner-bound! This is a lovely, simple story, perfect for a parent and child to share, preferably during their own ritual visit to some place special (like the library?!).

This is a short and sweet tale about a boy and his father who go to breakfast at the diner every Friday morning to eat pancakes and talk. As they walk, they notice the hustle and bustle going on around them and wave to the passersby.

This is a wholesome book with the theme of family. It is a good reminder to parents to take the time to do something special with their child. It is clear that this young boy will remember this special morning with his father forever.

Set in the 1950s, a father and son have a tradition of walking to their favorite diner for breakfast every Friday morning. The simple story is accompanied by charmingly simple artwork that truly embodies the feeling of the 1950s as much as the importance of family tradition.

This is a wonderful story about a weekly ritual of a father taking his son out to breakfast every Friday. It shows what they see along the way. The pictures are fill each page with what is happening all around them. It has a 50's feel which is fun. The colors jump out.