I Am Ready for School!: A Board Book

by Stephen Krensky, Sara Gillingham (Illustrator)

Overview

Prepare your little one for their first day of preschool or kindergarten with this uplifting board book from the Empowerment series from Stephen Krensky and award-winning illustrator Sara Gillingham.
 
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 your own terms with encouraging text and retro-fresh color illustrations.
 
Celebrate the milestones of toddlerhood with the whole series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419761683
Publisher:	Abrams Appleseed
Publication date:	07/18/2023
Series:	Empowerment Series
Pages:	12
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

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.
 

Editorial Reviews

Bright shapes that seemed clipped from construction paper are just as expressive as the few words; this eloquent book wastes no breath on hot air but shows with a ducked head just how huge being ready for school is.— SchoolLibrary Journal

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