Cailey’s Best Day has two underlying messages: Valuing every day and encountering something new every day. “Cailey’s dad wakes her up saying ‘this is the best day of your life,’” says Hewlett. “Every day is the best day of your life.”
The second message in Cailey’s Best Day is aimed at having parents encourage their children to try new things. “Cailey’s parents encourage her exploration,” says Hewlett, adding, “There are different messages I hope children can take from the book.”
April Michelle Davis spent several weeks proofreading the text for Cailey’s Best Day. This is usually performed on a manuscript that has already been through developmental or copyediting and has already been laid out by a designer into page proofs. It provides a last review of egregious errors, such as basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and inconsistencies, and any other errors that were inserted during the design process.