Lucy Lancaster It's Opposite Day!
By Willow Coven
Illustrated by Priscilla Burris
Book #5 of Lucy Lancaster
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About The Book
Lucy Lancaster celebrates Opposite Day at school in this fifth book in a chapter book series full of magical mishaps and everyday childhood adventures.
It’s Opposite Day at Brewster Elementary! The whole school is going all in as they talk in opposites and play opposite games. But then Lucy’s magical hiccups take the silly hijinks one step too far. What can she do—or not do—to avoid spoiling the fun?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Lucy Lancaster chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
It’s Opposite Day at Brewster Elementary! The whole school is going all in as they talk in opposites and play opposite games. But then Lucy’s magical hiccups take the silly hijinks one step too far. What can she do—or not do—to avoid spoiling the fun?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Lucy Lancaster chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Excerpt
Chapter 1 BAD MORNING!
Lucy Lancaster jumped out of bed with a smile on her face.
She ran down the stairs two steps at a time, skidded into the kitchen, and then struck a pose.
“Good morning, Lucy,” her mom said.
“No, Mama,” Lucy replied. “It’s a BAD morning!”
Lucy’s mom raised an eyebrow and repeated, “Bad morning?”
That’s when Lucy pointed to the calendar. “Don’t you remember? Today is Opposite Day at school.”
“Well then,” Lucy’s mom said, “I have the perfect breakfast to get the day off to a great… I mean, a TERRIBLE start.”
Lucy’s mom placed her breakfast in front of her and winked. It was a bowl of mac and cheese, with carrots and cherry tomatoes on the side.
“Dinner for breakfast!” Lucy exclaimed. “Yum!”
Opposite Day was going to be so much fun!
Lucy picked up her fork with her left hand.
“Today I’m a lefty!” she declared.
But switching hands wasn’t as easy as she thought it would be. If she wasn’t extra careful, her mac and cheese would ooze right off her fork. Eating took forever!
After breakfast Lucy brushed her teeth with her left hand. Then she began to change into her special Opposite Day outfit.
First Lucy flipped her T-shirt inside out, and then wore it back-to-front. Then she put her arms through a button-down shirt the opposite way, so it opened in the back.
Next Lucy put her socks on her hands and a baseball cap on her head backward.
She tried to flip her glasses upside down, but they kept sliding off her nose. Plus, everything looked super blurry!
So her glasses would have to stay the same. But when she slung her backpack on her front, Lucy was satisfied with what she saw in the mirror.
Lucy did cartwheels down the driveway to the car.
“Whee! The world is upside down!” she squealed.
Once she was in the car, Lucy said, “Mama, can we drive to school in the opposite direction today?”
“If we went the opposite way, we would just be driving farther from school,” her mom responded. “You would need magic to get to school on time!”
Magic! Lucy knew she could make that happen.
But today was Opposite Day. Everything true was false today, and vice versa.
Lucy knew what that meant.
It meant, for today, she was NOT a witch!
Lucy Lancaster jumped out of bed with a smile on her face.
She ran down the stairs two steps at a time, skidded into the kitchen, and then struck a pose.
“Good morning, Lucy,” her mom said.
“No, Mama,” Lucy replied. “It’s a BAD morning!”
Lucy’s mom raised an eyebrow and repeated, “Bad morning?”
That’s when Lucy pointed to the calendar. “Don’t you remember? Today is Opposite Day at school.”
“Well then,” Lucy’s mom said, “I have the perfect breakfast to get the day off to a great… I mean, a TERRIBLE start.”
Lucy’s mom placed her breakfast in front of her and winked. It was a bowl of mac and cheese, with carrots and cherry tomatoes on the side.
“Dinner for breakfast!” Lucy exclaimed. “Yum!”
Opposite Day was going to be so much fun!
Lucy picked up her fork with her left hand.
“Today I’m a lefty!” she declared.
But switching hands wasn’t as easy as she thought it would be. If she wasn’t extra careful, her mac and cheese would ooze right off her fork. Eating took forever!
After breakfast Lucy brushed her teeth with her left hand. Then she began to change into her special Opposite Day outfit.
First Lucy flipped her T-shirt inside out, and then wore it back-to-front. Then she put her arms through a button-down shirt the opposite way, so it opened in the back.
Next Lucy put her socks on her hands and a baseball cap on her head backward.
She tried to flip her glasses upside down, but they kept sliding off her nose. Plus, everything looked super blurry!
So her glasses would have to stay the same. But when she slung her backpack on her front, Lucy was satisfied with what she saw in the mirror.
Lucy did cartwheels down the driveway to the car.
“Whee! The world is upside down!” she squealed.
Once she was in the car, Lucy said, “Mama, can we drive to school in the opposite direction today?”
“If we went the opposite way, we would just be driving farther from school,” her mom responded. “You would need magic to get to school on time!”
Magic! Lucy knew she could make that happen.
But today was Opposite Day. Everything true was false today, and vice versa.
Lucy knew what that meant.
It meant, for today, she was NOT a witch!
About The Author
Willow Coven
Willow Coven cast her first spell at six years old, when she tried to transform her bowl of cereal into a towering stack of pancakes. The spell didn’t work, but it did awaken her lifelong love for all things magical and mystical. Willow lives in New York City, where she lives next door to a café that serves chocolate chip pancakes with raspberry jam.
About The Illustrator
(c) Priscilla Burris
Priscilla Burris
Priscilla Burris is the illustrator and author-illustrator of many books for children. She attributes her love of children’s books and library visits to the East Los Angeles Library. Priscilla loves her role of creating characters and stories for readers everywhere. She lives in sunny Arizona, where she finds the sunrises and sunsets awe-inspiring.
Product Details
- Publisher: Little Simon (December 2, 2025)
- Length: 128 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665964098
- Ages: 5 - 9
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