
Our Favorite Day of the Week
Ashley Franklin(Author)
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 5. November 2026
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-6659-3567-8 (ISBN)
Description
Musa and his friends return to share their favorite days of the week and why each one is special to them in this sweet and heartwarming picture book sequel to Our Favorite Day of the Year.
Musa is excited to see his classmates at the start of the week, but when he sees Zohra looking sad and asks her why, he discovers Zohra is missing her favorite day of the week! She loves Tuesday, when her neighborhood sanitation workers come around. Musa's other classmates have favorite days too:
Zadie's favorite day is Thursday, when her grandma picks her up from school.
Mo's favorite day is Friday, when he and his family have Shabbat dinner.
Moises's favorite day is Sunday, when he gets to play futbol with his cousins.
In this charming story of friendship and celebrating differences, young readers can discover how entering discussions with an open mind and sharing parts of yourself bring friends together. And a note about the origins of the days of the week at the end of the book will delight children as they identify their favorite day!
Musa is excited to see his classmates at the start of the week, but when he sees Zohra looking sad and asks her why, he discovers Zohra is missing her favorite day of the week! She loves Tuesday, when her neighborhood sanitation workers come around. Musa's other classmates have favorite days too:
Zadie's favorite day is Thursday, when her grandma picks her up from school.
Mo's favorite day is Friday, when he and his family have Shabbat dinner.
Moises's favorite day is Sunday, when he gets to play futbol with his cousins.
In this charming story of friendship and celebrating differences, young readers can discover how entering discussions with an open mind and sharing parts of yourself bring friends together. And a note about the origins of the days of the week at the end of the book will delight children as they identify their favorite day!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
f-c digital coated (jkt spfx: soft touch lam w- spot gloss)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
120 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6659-3567-8 (9781665935678)
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Ashley Franklin
Our Favorite Day of the Week
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approx. 09/2026
Simon + Schuster LLC
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Persons
Ashley Franklin is the author of Not Quite Snow White; "Creative Fixes" from the anthology Once Upon an Eid; "Situationally Broke" from the anthology What We Didn't Expect; Better Together, Cinderella; The Masjid Kamal Loves; and more. Ashley received her master's degree in English literature from the University of Delaware. She is an adjunct college instructor and proud mom. Ashley currently resides in Arkansas with her family.
Rahele Jomepour Bell is an illustrator of several picture books, including Our Favorite Day of the Year by A. E. Ali on the Salaam Reads list. Rahele came to the United States from Iran in 2011 and pursued her dream of studying art at Iowa State University where she received her MFA in integrated visual arts. She believes all people share a common home in planet Earth, but may differ in their skin color, way of life, and their thinking. She loves these differences and believes this is what makes the world a beautiful place to live. Visit her at RaheleStudio.com.
Rahele Jomepour Bell is an illustrator of several picture books, including Our Favorite Day of the Year by A. E. Ali on the Salaam Reads list. Rahele came to the United States from Iran in 2011 and pursued her dream of studying art at Iowa State University where she received her MFA in integrated visual arts. She believes all people share a common home in planet Earth, but may differ in their skin color, way of life, and their thinking. She loves these differences and believes this is what makes the world a beautiful place to live. Visit her at RaheleStudio.com.