Beth and the Bad Day: A Story About Everything Going Wrong and Learning to Look for What Went Right

Beth woke up on Wednesday morning with a very good feeling. Today was going to be great.

Then the alarm didn't go off. Her brother used all the hot water. Orange juice went on her shirt. Her left shoe turned up in her school bag. She walked to school in the rain and arrived with wet socks.

And that was just the morning.

By the end of the day Beth had counted fourteen bad things, a flat sandwich, a wrong maths answer, a very enthusiastic muddy dog, and a TV that turned off at the most important moment. Fourteen things. She wrote them all in her notebook.

Then Dad came home.

He sat on the end of her bed and listened to all fourteen things. And then he asked one question that Beth had not expected: what went right today?

A funny, warm, and genuinely helpful story about the kind of day every child has had, and the simple practice of looking for the good things hiding quietly inside the hard ones. With a warm dad, a muddy dog called Biscuit, a very important Tim Tam, and a Bible verse that changes how Beth sees her whole day.

Perfect for:

• Children who tend to focus on what went wrong
• Families wanting to build a daily gratitude practice with a faith foundation
• Parents looking for a book to read with their child on a hard day
• Christian families who want to talk about thankfulness and perspective

Includes Beth's two lists printed at the back, book club discussion questions, and a note for grown-ups.

Australian setting and spelling.

Part of The Brave Heart Stories series.

Scripture: Psalm 118:24 and 1 Thessalonians 5:18.