That's Good, That's Bad by Joan M. Lexau, illustrated by Aliki Review Copy from Presetel Publishing Back in 2012, I reviewed four " reversal of fortune " picture books that spanned almost five decades. I never get tired of reading this kind of picture book, and in my experience, kids never get tired of having them read out loud. I think one of the most fun (and teachable) things about a book like this is the way the story prompts readers/listeners to make predictions, even though making an accurate one is almost impossible because of the nature of the story itself. That's Good, That's Bad was originally published in 1962, two years before Remy Charlip's superlative Fortunately . If you can't tell by the title, the main character of That's Good, That's Bad experiences a series of positive and negative events. Lexau begins her story with a boy, sitting on a rock, who is approached by a tiger licking its lips. Tiger tells Boy