Hello, Crayons!: And Other School Friends

by Hannah Eliot, Anna Clark (Illustrator), Daniel Clark (Illustrator)

Overview

Introducing the dream team of school supplies, here to get you ready for school and calm any first-day jitters! This delightful board book is the perfect back-to-school read!

From crayons to paper
it’s the time of year
to meet new friends,
because school is near!

Perfect for your little one’s first day of school, meet the dream team of school supplies: a colorful cast of characters that includes crayons, pencil, paint set, ruler, and notebook! Friendly faces and familiar objects are waiting to make little readers feel welcome in their new classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665952507
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	06/25/2024
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Hannah Eliot is a children’s book editor who lives in Vermont. Her favorite activities include editing (of course), writing, drawing, and spending time with her family!

Anna Clark is one half of Pretend Friends, a creative studio based out of St. Louis, Missouri. She has worked with a variety of clients including Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Universal Studios Hollywood, Warner Bros., Welly, Cottage Door Press, Sourcebooks, Auzou, Duopress Labs, OwlCrate Jr., Ravensburger, and Oishei Children’s Hospital. Visit her online at WeArePretendFriends.com.

Daniel Clark is one half of Pretend Friends, a creative studio based out of St. Louis, Missouri. He’s worked with clients like Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Oishei Children’s Hospital. Visit him online at IAmDanielClark.com and WeArePretendFriends.com.

Editorial Reviews

05/13/2024

School supplies confidently introduce themselves via rhyme in a gregarious board book that’s poised to prepare new backpack wearers for the classroom. Each spread presents a different “friend,” beginning with crayons and followed by items such as a pencil, paint set, and notebook. First-person stanzas open with a simple introduction, the lines describing activities that each subject can accomplish: “I’m a ruler,/ I lead and I measure./ Just test me out/ on all your school treasures,” Eliot writes. Clark’s stickerlike artwork places basic thin-lined facial features on the objects for a cheerfully inviting effect. A final passage celebrates the objects’ raison d’être: “We’re your school supplies./ We’ll help you reach your dreams/ of what you’ll do in class/ and who you’ll one day be!” Final art not seen by PW. Ages up to 3. (June)

Publishers Weekly