On the First Day of Kindergarten: A Kindergarten Readiness Book For Kids

by Tish Rabe, Laura Hughes (Illustrator)

Overview

This New York Times bestseller is 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 Mom 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 more from this series!

• On the First Day of Preschool
• On the First Day of Summer Vacation
• On the First Day of First Grade

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062348340
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/21/2016
Series:	On the First Day of
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Tish Rabe is a bestselling author who has written over 170 children's books, including titles for the Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! series, Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, Disney, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Curious George. Ms. Rabe lives in New York City and Mystic, Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

2016-05-04
Rabe follows a young girl through her first 12 days of kindergarten in this book based on the familiar Christmas carol.The typical firsts of school are here: riding the bus, making friends, sliding on the playground slide, counting, sorting shapes, laughing at lunch, painting, singing, reading, running, jumping rope, and going on a field trip. While the days are given ordinal numbers, the song skips the cardinal numbers in the verses, and the rhythm is sometimes off: "On the second day of kindergarten / I thought it was so cool / making lots of friends / and riding the bus to my school!" The narrator is a white brunette who wears either a tunic or a dress each day, making her pretty easy to differentiate from her classmates, a nice mix in terms of race; two students even sport glasses. The children in the ink, paint, and collage digital spreads show a variety of emotions, but most are happy to be at school, and the surroundings will be familiar to those who have made an orientation visit to their own schools.While this is a fairly bland treatment compared to Deborah Lee Rose and Carey Armstrong-Ellis' The Twelve Days of Kindergarten (2003), it basically gets the job done. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews