Photo d'Ecole Ratee by Ms Deborah Diesen

Photo d'Ecole Ratee by Ms Deborah Diesen

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C'est enfin le jour de la photo d'ecole qui sera conservee dans un album pour toujours.

C'est le moment de montrer ses plus beaux vetements, son visage le plus propre, son sourire le plus eclatant. Mais cette journee ne se deroule pas toujours comme prevu.

Il y a souvent un eleve avec une chemise sale, le visage barbouille ou une moue boudeuse. Pour le jeune garcon de cette histoire hilarante, la photo d'ecole parfaite semble impossible... Mais rien n'est decide jusqu'au declic de l'appareil photo

It's picture day, and the boy at the center of this charming picture book wants to make sure his picture is perfect. It seems as though everything's going wrong for him -- he has bedhead, a stained shirt, and a big scowl on his face. But when he goes up for his picture, he thinks about his terrible appearance, and he smiles -- because he secretly wants his picture to be the worst ever taken But just as he smiles, the photo is snapped and his plan is ruined -- the photo looks great.

Original title: Picture Day Perfection

Deborah Diesen is the New York Times bestselling author of The Pout-Pout Fish and The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark, which was selected one of Time Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books of 2008. Diesen was born and raised in Midland, Michigan, and began composing poetry at a young age. She's worked as a bookseller and a librarian, and currently works for a small nonprofit, but writing for children brings her the most delight. She resides in Grand Ledge, Michigan, with her family.