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I'm Going to Kindergarten!
Series: Little Golden Book
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See more"Going to kindergarten is so much fun! This Little Golden Book follows a happy little girl on her first day of school. She and her new classmates play a game to get to know each other, explore the classroom (there's an art station and a class pet!), learn to raise their hand before speaking, practice standing in line without getting all giggly and wiggly, enjoy story time, and lots more"--
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A terrific Little Golden Book to get your little one excited about starting kindergarten—told from the point of view of a very excited student experiencing the first day of school!
Going to kindergarten is so much fun! This Little Golden Book follows a happy little girl on her first day of school. She and her new classmates play a game to get to know each other, explore the classroom (there's an art station and a class pet!), learn to raise their hand before speaking, practice standing in line without getting all "giggly and wiggly," enjoy story time, and lots more. This is the perfect book to share with your future kindergartener!
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ISBN: 9780593433850
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 June 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Random House Inc
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 168.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 24
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ANDREA POSNER-SANCHEZ is an editorial director at Random House Children's Books and a prolific author of books for children. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter, and chinchilla. JOANIE STONE was born and raised in Virginia, where she still lives today with her husband and young daughter. She spends her days painting in her light filled studio in the country, surrounded by nature. She has a love for all things vintage, especially children's book illustration, advertising and fashion from long ago. She is the illustrator of the Little Golden Book Let's Go Trick-or-Treating!
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