"Something Good" By Robert Munsch

This book just makes me smile! It takes place in a grocery store. Three kids are shopping with their dad, and the little girl Tyya explains that her dad never buys good food. She thinks good food is ice cream and candy, and that's what she wants from the grocery store. She decides to fill carts with what she thinks is good food. I know that I, along with most kids, can definitely relate to wanting all the sweet sugary junk food from the grocery store. The two of them can't seem to understand each other's food preferences.
Her father get's so angry that Tyya has filled carts with sugary food that he tells her to stay where she is and not to move. She takes this literally, and people think she's a doll. This book is silly because the store keeper thinks she's a doll and puts a price tag on Tyya. She gets placed on a shelf and marked for $29.95. Eventually her dad finds her, and they go to leave. The cashier insists that he pay for Tyya because she is marked. Her dad argues that he shouldn't have to pay for his own daughter. In the midst of all this arguing Tyya asks her dad is he thinks she's worth $29.95, and at that he pays for her. This causes Tyya and her dad's argument to cease because she can now say that her dad bought something good from the grocery store.
This goofy little story is simple and sweet. The main character Tyya is quite the personality. She's a fun character to follow throughout this little grocery store trip. I think she is a fun character because she seems like she could be real. She makes real mistakes, gets mad, and is a sweet kid. Her attitude and funny little story is entertaining. The illustrations in this story are also lively and fun. I think this story is so cute because everyone knows what it's like to be a kid in a grocery store.