First day of School by Anne Rockwell –OPTIONAL

Rockwell, Anne First day of School 40 pgs. HarperCollins, 2013. $6.29.  Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G ; Violence: G.

Students get ready for going back to school; getting haircuts, buying backpacks and shoes, and comparing stories of how nervous they were last year and what has changed.

This book sort of doesn't work in a school library –its too late, the first day has already happened by the time the librarian or the student reads this! Also I know quite a few students who don't get all new things each year, which made this not a right match for my school. This book would be a better fit for a public library, so parents can help students with their back to school jitters. The illustrations are colorful and sweet.

PRE-K, EL -OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.