Phoebe dislikes the word tomorrow because she wants to do everything today. The future tense does not work well for her. She tries to wake Mama up to make her pancakes but finds out from her sleepy Mama that the pancake date was scheduled for tomorrow. She needs a haircut and it is only available to her ... tomorrow. Musicians are visiting her school. Can you guess when they are coming? Yes, right on, tomorrow! Oh my! It seems like tomorrow will never come.

Phoebe wants instant gratification. Now please suits her best but alas she must wait until that pesky tomorrow finally arrives. Frustrated and impatient Phoebe visits her Grandmother later on that day. Her Grammy senses that something is wrong with Phoebe and cheers her up with her homemade cookies, her loving patience, and most of all, her wise council.

She imparts a secret ingredient to Phoebe that will help turn her today into her tomorrow. A good night's sleep is just what the doctor ordered or should I say just what Grammy ordered. Will Phoebe see the wisdom in Grandmother's advice and give it a go?

I am sure kids will relate to Phoebe and her desire to bring everything that is happening in her life into her present day... no waiting around. Kids do find it hard to wait so this book is a wonderful tool to discuss what time and waiting really means and how to be patient until tomorrow becomes a reality. The illustrations are colourful, full of activity and lots of expression. This is a wonderful early-learning book to share together.

This is a sweet story about learning patience. The illustrations are wonderful. I appreciate the diversity in the characters. As a counselor, I can use this text to discuss feelings(frustration), communication, and coping strategies with primary students. Great tool for teachers teaching little ones about time.

Phoebe is a young girl who hates waiting, especially for tomorrow. Every good thing she wants to do, she is told it will happen tomorrow. The author showed Phoebe's emotions and frustration. She was not told these feelings were wrong or chastised for them, that often happens. She was given a solution that was realistic and from someone she loved and trusted. Many children have this same problem and this book is a great one to use when dealing with this type of frustration. As an addition to the problem solving, this book showed a diverse classroom without making that anything other than a normal part of the book. The illustrations were cute, showing the emotions correctly. A great addition to a family, class or school library.

This is a very cute book about waiting for tomorrow and being patient. I loved how they showed and explored the child's frustration, acknowledged and made her feelings valid, while also giving solutions for waiting.
I loved the diversity of the characters in a book that isn't about diversity. You had all types of kids and families (a child in a wheelchair, mixed race family, single mom, dad with the kids, etc).
Overall, it was a cute book, with a good lesson on patience and some great characters.