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PICTURE BOOKS

Rex, Adam

School's First Day of School

40 pp. | Roaring Brook/Porter | June, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-964-1 $17.99

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Christian Robinson. We've had many books about kids getting ready for school, but now we have another perspective: the school's itself. Frederick Douglass Elementary is worried about meeting the students (Janitor says: "Don't worry--you'll like the children."). Rex's droll telling is fun to read aloud, especially when the school is talking. Robinson's naively styled paintings are the perfect complement to a warm, welcoming story.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016