“My day is at day care. Your day is at work. Bye-bye. See you later.” Little ones who see these boldly colored illustrations and hear the accompanying short, child-centered sentences will enjoy the immediacy of familiar activities. A child building with blocks is featured in a full-page illustration showing an active group of preschoolers. On the opposite page, that same child’s working parent can be discovered using blueprints, visiting a construction site, and looking at a completed building. On another pair of pages, a child washes up at day care, while that child’s parent repairs someone’s plumbing. Subsequent page spreads also link day care “work” with related adult activities. In the opening and closing sequences, the children arrive at day care and leave their daytime caregivers. The same family members can be discovered in each scene. Each family wears clothing of corresponding colors for easy identification. Children will enjoy matching each of the preschoolers with their picture book parents. By pointing out what some grownups might be doing at their day jobs, this matter-of-fact book also develops the concept that ordinary preschool activity can be similar to the work days of those adults. A subtle subtext intimates that preschool preferences might also indicate future job skills or career preferences similar to those of a child’s own parent. (Ages 2–5)

Some (young) people spend their days at day care. Some (slightly older) people spend their days at work. And despite the difference in their ages, what they do can be surprisingly similar. Whether you are a kid or a grown-up, you may build, or read, or paint, or plant seeds, or attend a meeting. How you spend your day matters. And it's nice to know that the people you love may be doing a lot of the same things you are doing! Sharing this book with a child is almost as good as spending the day together.