Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Check out the book trailer for Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack (Chronicle, 2012)(activity kit).

From the promotional copy:

Good news, Rabbit and Mouse are going on a picnic. Bad news, it is starting to rain. Good news, Rabbit has an umbrella. Bad news, the stormy winds blow the umbrella (and Mouse!) into a tree.


So begins this clever story about two friends with very different dispositions. Using just four words, Jeff Mack has created a text with remarkable flair that is both funny and touching, and pairs perfectly with his energetic, and hilarious, illustrations.


Good news, this is a book kids will clamor to read again and again!

Cynsational Notes

“Flat-out hilarious” – Publishers Weekly, starred review

“An instructive and entertaining primer on the art of friendship and the complexity of joy” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Good news, this isn’t just a book about attitude, it also hits home the message about the importance of friendship. Bad news, there really isn’t any bad news about this delightful book” – Bookends, a Booklist Blog