

Ages 4 to 8.įrom the creators of Take Me Out to the Bathtub comes another collection of “silly dilly songs,” this one directed at the student in all of us. Michael Wright’s cute story and droll illustrations will resonate with anyone who has ever suffered from opening-day jitters. Moore is a seasoned teacher who finds a way to get the boy involved in a storytelling project all by himself - how in the world does she know about his dog named Fred? - and before long Jake is clinging no more and on his own, doing just fine. Not a very good way to get things started, needless to say, but Mrs.

It’s Jake’s first day of kindergarten, and the shy lad insists that his parents stay and do everything with him, sit in one tiny classroom seat together, finger paint together, share a single packed lunch, take a top-heavy seesaw ride - everything. Our choices this month address a variety of experiences common to every beginning student with style and humor.

As summer winds down and vacations run their course, our thoughts return to the classroom, and all the excitement that attends the first day of school.
