Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!
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4.0 • 7 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
It's a child's first day of kindergarten, but who is worried about all the new people and the different things he'll meet--the child? No! The mother. In a refreshing reversal of roles, the child takes it upon himself to comfort and reassure his mother that everything will be fine, she'll get used to him going to big-kid school, and yes, he is ready for the first day of kindergarten. Utterly charming in its simplicity, Yum playfully uses size and color to reveal emotions of this milestone beginning.
Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Anxieties can make anyone feel small and blue, and that's exactly how Yum (The Twins' Blanket) portrays a worried mother whose son is readying for his first day of kindergarten. "What if you don't have time to finish your sandwich at lunch?" she asks, barely tall enough to peer her blueberry-tinged face over the edge of the table at her full-size son, who clearly can't wait for the big day to start. "We don't know anyone here. I miss your old teachers and your friends," she says later, looking forlorn and tiny at the front steps of the school, which her son climbs with the canny look of a seasoned pro. Is Mom really as worried as she looks or is the boy projecting his fears onto her in order to maintain his persona as a confident "big boy"? Although some readers may suspect the latter especially when the boy has his own brief blue period at the kindergarten threshold Yum isn't telling. And therein lies the joy of this inventively styled, deeply empathic book. Ages 4 7.
