Picture Book of the Day: Ah Ha!, written and illustrated by Jeff Mack

After giving us the hilarious Good News! Bad News! last year, Mack returns with an action-packed book that tells a fun story with very few words and only two letters (the letters "a" and "h").  A frog only wants to enjoy a peaceful swim ("aaaaah" it sighs contentedly) but soon a pesky kid harshes its mellow by catching it in a jar ("aaaaaah!" it screams).  The frog escapes this imprisonment ("ah ha!") but soon finds itself in the clutches of various animals (a turtle, a gator, a flamingo) who yell "Ah ha!" when they attack.  The slapstick comedy builds to a wild conclusion as all of this creatures close in, but frog gets the final laugh ("ha ha!") when it makes one last escape.  The book, with its eyepopping cartoonish illustrations that are perfect for storytimes, comes full circle and children love seeing the frog sigh with contentment once again.  A great near-wordless book that can be paired with the newly released Moo!