Delia's Dull Day: An Incredibly Boring Story

There are none so blind as those who will not see. Case in point: Myer's (Pickles, Please!) bespectacled Delia, who is so convinced that her life is "completely boring" she doesn't see all the amazing things happening around her, like the gorilla behind her in the lunch line, the aliens invading her house while she watches TV, or the scuba diver rising from the toilet as she brushes her teeth. Not that any of these oddities are in a hurry to make themselves known%E2%80%94in fact, on the penultimate spread, a T. Rex actually admonishes readers to keep their lips zipped. Myer's extended visual joke%E2%80%94rendered in handsome, smartly composed watercolors%E2%80%94stays funny page after page, and that's no small feat. Delia avoids crossing from disgruntled to bratty, and the improbable visitors to her world generally take their fish-out-of-water status in stride (an ostrich zooms past Delia with a look bordering on hauteur). There's no explanation for why, say, a pirate is suddenly on the school bus, but he's there%E2%80%94why not enjoy the ride? Ages 6%E2%80%938. Agent: Deborah Warren, East West Literary Agency. (Sept.)