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Tomorrow was Vera's first day of school. She was big at last.

Vera has looked forward to her first day of school for as long as she can remember. Finally the day arrives, and Vera is bursting with excitement. But when she sees the older children in the playground, she suddenly gets frightened and stays behind. Before she knows it, the bell has rung and the giant green doors of the school have closed. Now Vera is late. What will she do?

The first day of school can be both thrilling and scary. With charm and gentle humor, Vera Rosenberry explores all the different feelings associated ...

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Overview

Tomorrow was Vera's first day of school. She was big at last.

Vera has looked forward to her first day of school for as long as she can remember. Finally the day arrives, and Vera is bursting with excitement. But when she sees the older children in the playground, she suddenly gets frightened and stays behind. Before she knows it, the bell has rung and the giant green doors of the school have closed. Now Vera is late. What will she do?

The first day of school can be both thrilling and scary. With charm and gentle humor, Vera Rosenberry explores all the different feelings associated with this important milestone.

Vera cannot wait for the day when she starts school, but the first day does not go exactly as she has anticipated.

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Horn Book
(Preschool)
Young readers who suffered through Vera's chicken pox last season When Vera Was Sick (rev. 9/98) will be delighted to learn of her full recovery and her excitement about beginning school. Vera is awake for the first day before the sun comes up, her clothes readied on the chair by her bedside, her book bag draped over a bedpost. None of the other children seem to experience hesitation when the schoolyard comes into view, but Vera sees "more children than she had ever seen before." Nuzzled back up to the friendly buckeye tree at the edge of the school property for support, Vera hears the loud ring of the school bell as the "big green doors" close, so she goes home, defeated. Rosenberry's play-ful, brightly colored gouache illustrations capture the jubilation-turned-dismay of skinny-armed and -legged Vera. Her round-faced characters wear their exaggerated emotions expressively on their faces as well as in their posture. Vera's surprised mother (who discovers the weepy Vera under her bed when she comes to vacuum) saves the day by explaining to her teacher, "She was not able to come to school this morning, but she is here now." Disaster averted, Vera tells her eager older sisters that the first day was fun, "but I think I will like the second day even better." A final ring-around-the rosy picture of Vera and her new classmates highlighted against the stark white of the page expresses this exhilarating truth. s.p.b.
Publishers Weekly
"Vera's eager anticipation of starting school drains away at the intimidating sight of all the new kids. But the day turns out better than it begins in this reassuring companion to When Vera Was Sick," noted PW. Ages 4-7. (July) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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Children's Literature
It is with delight that we return to hear another story about Vera. This time she is looking forward to her first day of school. She has good memories of playing on the playground with her older sisters. But now as she arrives on that first school day she finds a playground filled with children she has never met! This story provides an excellent opportunity for parents to read and talk with their kids as they anticipate this special day. The illustrations are colorful and imaginative and help tell the story. Though obviously targeted to going to school, this experience can be generalized to other situations children face for the first time and how they conquer their fears and take new steps into their expanding world. These stories are based on the author, Vera Posenberry's own childhood experiences. It is a gift that she shares them with readers in her own very talented and entertaining way!
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1-Vera is excited because it's her first day of school in this picture book by Vera Rosenberry (Holt, 1999). After walking to school with her older sisters and agreeing to meet them at the buckeye tree at the end of the day, Vera is left alone on the playground to wait for school to begin. But the playground is crowded and the school seems far away so Vera sits down to think. She's intent on watching a caterpillar that she misses the school bell and is late for class. Not knowing what to do, Vera goes home and hides under her bed where her mother finds her. After a hug and an explanation, Vera's mother walks Vera back to school where she meets her teacher and her class. After school, Vera meets hers sisters as planned and they walk home none the wiser. Rosenberry's text and brightly colored gouache illustrations are well served by Laura Hamilton's gentle narration that expresses all of the excitement, doubt, and accomplishment that every child feels on the first day of school. Some sound effects enhance the story. One side of the cassette has clear page-turn signals. A good choice for parents to share with children preparing to go to school for the first time or for teachers to use with a class on the first day of school.-Veronica Schwartz, Des Plaines Public Library, IL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780805072693
  • Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
  • Publication date: 7/1/2003
  • Edition description: First Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 581,230
  • Age range: 4 - 7 Years
  • Product dimensions: 10.00 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.11 (d)

Meet the Author

Vera Rosenberry is the author and illustrator of When Vera Was Sick which was praised as "a lovely book" in The New York Times. A former resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, Ms. Rosenberry now lives in Cambridge, England with her husband.

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