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I Am Ready for School!
Series: Empowerment Series
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See more"Reassuring rhyming text introduces preschoolers to their first day of school where a welcoming teacher, a cheery classroom, and new friends await!"--
Prepare your little one for their first day of preschool or kindergarten with this uplifting board book from the Empowerment series!
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I fit just right in every chair.
With toys and books for me to share.
Reassuring rhyming text introduces preschoolers to their first day of school where a welcoming teacher, a cheery classroom, and new friends await!
The Empowerment series addresses the small victories of growing up and starting to embrace the world on their own terms with encouraging text and retro-fresh illustrations. Celebrate the milestones of toddlerhood with the whole series.
Series: Empowerment Series
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I Am Ready for School!
I fit just right in every chair. With toys and books for me to share. Reassuring rhyming text introduces preschoolers to their first day of school where a welcoming teacher, a cheery classroom, and new friends await! The Empowerment series addresses the small victories of growing up and starting to embrace the world on their own terms with encouraging text...Board book$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
I Am So Brave!
This fourth book in the empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with courage and success. Whether it's petting a dog or waving goodbye to a parent, Krensky and Gillingham address the "small wins" of growing just a little bit braver. Young children and their parents will revel in the encouraging text and the vintage screen-print-style illustrations....Board book$3400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
I Know a Lot!
This third book in Stephen Krensky and Sara Gillingham's empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with increased knowledge. Whether comparing heavy rocks to lighter flowers, or noting that the sunlight delineates the day from the night, Krensky and Gillingham acknowledge the "small wins" of understanding the world just a little bit more. Young children and their...Board book$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
I Like to Share!
Celebrate the joys of learning to share in this exuberant board book from the Empowerment series! I kept snacks to myself. Now I give some away. Once I hogged the whole swing. Now I let others play. With relevant and charming specifics, Stephen Krensky and Sara Gillingham address the joy we feel from giving back. The Empowerment series addresses the...Board book$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781419761683
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Board book
Date Published: 17 August 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Abrams Appleseed
Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Sara Gillingham
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 165.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 12
About the Author
Stephen Krensky started writing stories for children while in college and has been happily doing it ever since. He has now written more than 130 fiction and nonfiction children’s books, including novels, picture books, easy readers, and biographies. Among his favorites are the five earlier books in the Empowerment series—Now I Am Big!, I Can Do It Myself!, I Know a Lot!, I Am So Brave!, and I Like to Share! Krensky and his wife, Joan, raised two sons in Lexington, Massachusetts, where they are still living happily ever after.
Sara Gillingham is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, art director, and designer who has helped publish many bestselling books. Gillingham has written and illustrated more than 25 titles for children, including Snuggle the Baby, All Better Baby!, Love Is a Truck, Love Is a Tutu, Love Is a Ball, and the Empowerment series. She lives in Vancouver with her family.
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