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Countdown to Kindergarten

by Alison Mcghee

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Publisher Comments:

It's just ten days before kindergarten, and this little girl has heard all there is to know--from a first grader--about what it's going to be like. You can't bring your cat, you can't bring a stuffed animal, and the number one rule? You can't ask anyone for help. Ever. So what do you do when your shoes come untied, if you're the only one in the class who doesn't know how to tie them up again?

Told with gentle humor by Alison McGhee and brought to exuberant life by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, this lighthearted take on pre-kindergarten anxiety will bring a smile to the face of every child--and parent--having first-day jitters.

Synopsis:

Just days before she starts kindergarten, a little girl wonders what to do about the number one rule told to her by a first grader--"you can't ask anyone for help"--if she indeed needs help. This gentle take on pre-kindergarten anxiety is ideal for both children and their parents with first-day jitters. Full color.

About the Author

ALISON MCGHEE is the author of the novels Shadow Baby and Rainlight, which was awarded the Great Lakes College Association New Writers Award and was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. This is her first book for children. She lives in Minneapolis. HARRY BLISS is a regular cartoonist for The New Yorker and the illustrator of A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech and Which Would You Rather Be? by William Steig. He lives in Vermont.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780152025168
ill.:
Bliss, Harry
Author:
Bliss, Harry
Author:
McGhee, Alison
Author:
Wiseman, Paula
Publisher:
Silver Whistle Books
Location:
San Diego Calif.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
School & Education
Subject:
Fear
Subject:
Social Situations - New Experience
Subject:
Kindergarten
Subject:
First day of school
Subject:
Schools -- Juvenile fiction
Subject:
Situations / New Experience
Subject:
Social Issues - New Experience
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
EDO-SO-2001-1
Publication Date:
August 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Primary
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
11.36x8.72x.35 in. .88 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
03-07

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