Michael Mickelstick Saves the Day is a tale about a little boy who moves far away to a new school in a new town where he does not know anyone. Michael is shy, nervous, andworried that he will never fit in. .A school field trip gives Michael the opportunity to come out of his shell and start to find himself. The field trip with his classmates, who all seem tohave very long names that he cannot pronounce, is to Farmer Frank's whacky farm where all the animals are extra unusual—picture three-headed cows and invisible chickens! During the farm visit, a cheeky piggy that was hiding in various other animal pens grabs the class cooler full of lunches and starts to run. Hungry and still nervous Michael Mickelstick surprises himself by chasing after the piggy andconvincing the cheeky lunch grabber in the best way to give back the lunch cooler. The story concludes with Michael finding his smile and feeling very happy.