My First Day of School

by Michelle Medlock Adams

Overview

In this lively board book, a young boy nervously starts his first day of school but is reassured when he sees how fun learning and new experiences can be.
​
Follow along as he:

• explores his classroom,
• makes new friends, and
• enjoys all the creative and interesting activities school can offer. 

My First Day of School helps first-time students, from preschoolers to kindergartners, understand what happens at school, while providing parents the opportunity to answer questions their child may have. An enthusiastic narrator and bright, cheerful illustrations will have first-time students eagerly anticipating their first day of school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824916572
Publisher:	Worthy
Publication date:	07/11/2017
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	491,315
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Michelle Medlock Adams began her writing career at a young age as the editor of her elementary school newspaper! As an adult, she became a successful journalist, but when she had two children of her own, she quickly turned to writing children's books. Michelle's many titles include the bestselling What Is . . . holiday series for WorthyKids/Ideals. Michelle divides her time between writing, speaking at conferences, and blogging. She has two grown daughters and lives with her husband, Jeff, in Bedford, Indiana.

Aside from illustrating, Lizzie Walkley loves decorating her 1940's house and exploring the countryside just outside her door. Walkley studied illustration at Plymouth University and has since worked as an illustrator, with credits including God Made the Sun and God Made the Moon. Walkley lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

06/19/2017
A redheaded boy named Sam narrates his first day at school in this upbeat board book from Adams (Happy Birthday to You!) and Walkley (God Made the Sun). Beyond acknowledging that “This school looks kind of big to me,” Sam scarcely betrays an ounce of nervousness, instead befriending, playing with, and learning alongside his classmates, presumably preschoolers. Walkley’s soft, brightly colored illustrations have a sunniness to match Sam’s attitude. Adams maintains a steady rhythm, but her rhymes may be too chirpy and forced for some readers (“My classroom’s great. We have a pet./ My teacher says his name is Chet”). Nervous school goers, though, may take heart from Sam’s confidence. Ages 2–5. (July)

Publishers Weekly

2017-08-27
A cheery white tot experiences the first day of school.In first-person narration conveyed in rhyming couplets, the child dresses in jeans and T-shirt, eats breakfast, gets dropped off by Dad, and joins new classmates for a fun day at school. The child's class has a diverse population, and the book's tone is enthusiastically reassuring. The kids play outside, learn their ABCs, paint, and more. "We practice saying ‘thanks' and ‘please,' / and how to block germs when we sneeze." Here, the kids all earnestly sneeze into their elbows while their teacher, a white woman, holds a box of tissues. All along the children are smiling in the ubiquitous board-book style, but as a balm for school-day jitters, the calm colors and smiling faces are effective. This title isn't a must read, but if a little reader is nervous about going to school this title will do the trick. Judging by the size of the school and the sidewalk drop-off routine, these kids are going to kindergarten rather than preschool, which makes the audience for this board book unclear. Children of an age to require board pages aren't ready for kindergarten, and those who are are mostly accustomed to longer books with paper pages. However, toddler siblings of new kindergartners will enjoy this peek at an older sibling's day.A cute and encouraging primer on what goes down at school. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews