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The Sorely Trying Day (Children's book, 1964)

When Father comes home at the end of a sorely trying day, he finds all the family fighting and scolding after a sequence of events for which no one is willing to take the blame.

 

(The New York Review Children's Collection edition)

 

Type of work: 
Children's book
Year of first publication: 
1964
Original publisher: 
Harper & Row
Illustrations by: 
Lillian Hoban
Awards: 
American Library Association Notable Book
Trivia: 
The New York Review Children's Collection edition (ISBN 978-1-59017-343-5) does not contain a reference to the original publication date, only: "Text copyright © 1964 by Russell Hoban Pictures copyright © 1964 by Lillian Hoban"
Dedication: 
For the charming young Misses Fitzhenry - Sharon and Bridget and Holly

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