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On The First Day Of Kindergarten
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Ideal for young children beginning their schooling journey and their parents looking for a comforting and fun read-aloud to ease first-day nerves.
In this picture book reinvention of the Tweleve days of Christmas, a five-year-old recounts the cool new things she got to do in the first twelve days of kindergarten.
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Perfect for nervous/excited kids about to go to kindergarten (and their parents!). This engaging adaptation of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” convinces parents and children alike that there is no place cooler than a kindergarten classroom.
On the first day of kindergarten, there’s so much to do! From making new friends to jumping rope in gym to riding the bus to school, there are lots of exciting firsts to look forward to.
Even though saying good-bye to Mum and Dad is hard, when the school bus pulls up, it’s time to begin kindergarten fun.
Share at home along with such books as Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten and Kindergarten, Here I Come!
Tish Rabe is a seasoned children’s book author with over 160 titles, including ones for Sesame Street and Curious George, under her belt. Like Natasha Wing with The Night Before Christmas, Rabe puts a novel spin on a first-day-of-school classic with On the First Day of Kindergarten.
And don't miss the follow-up: On the First Day of First Grade!
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ISBN: 9780062348340
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 21 June 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: HarperCollins
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Laura Hughes
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 237.0mm
Height: 237.0mm
Weight: 326g
Pages: 32
About the Author
TISH RABE is a bestselling children’s book author. She met her husband when she was sixteen, and fifteen years later they ran into each other at her high school reunion. Tish became a first-time bride at 36. She became an instant stepmom to a six-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy and she and John had a boy and a girl together. Laura Hughes studied illustration at Kingston University and is the Oscar's Book Prize 2018 winner behind There's a Pig up my Nose. Laura is also the illustrator and artist behind Daddy's Sandwich, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2016. She has worked with several publishers including Bloomsbury, Harper Collins US and Faber & Faber. She lives in east London with her cat.
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