The Night Before Kindergarten

by Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illustrator)

Overview

'Twas the night before kindergarten,
and as they prepared,
kids were excited,
and a little bit scared.

It's the first day of school! Join the kids as they prepare for kindergarten, packing school supplies, posing for pictures, and the hardest part of all—saying goodbye to Mom and Dad. But maybe it won't be so hard once they discover just how much fun kindergarten really is! Colorful illustrations illuminate this uplifting takeoff on the classic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448425009
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/09/2001
Series:	Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	564
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD570L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Natasha Wing was born in Milford, Connecticut in 1960. At the age of 20 she moved to Arizona where she finished college at Arizona State University in 1982 with a B.S. in Advertising. In 1988 she married Daniel Wing and moved to Northern California where she worked in advertising for a number of years.

It wasn't until 1991 that she decided to write children's books. Luckily she sold her first book, Hippity Hop, Frog on Top, within 6 months and has been writing children's books and articles ever since. Her second book, Jalapeno Bagels, came out in June 1996 with Atheneum Books. The Night Before Easter, was published with Putnam All Aboard Books. She has also been published in Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, Girls' Life, and Hopscotch for Girls, and has two recipes in Writers in the Kitchen.

Birthday: February 7th Pets: Siberian husky, Sabaka, and cat, Jemima Professional: Member of Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Favorite Children's Books: Polar Express, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Cat in the Hat, The Golden Compass Favorite Season: Fall Favorite Tree: Maple Favorite Color: Cranberry red Favorite Cookie: Oatmeal Raisin with Vanilla Chips Reason for writing The Night Before Easter: "I wrote The Night Before Easter for parents to read at bedtime so children could go to sleep with sweet dreams of jelly beans dancing in their heads."

Editorial Reviews

This consoling book, designed to help kids through their first-day-of-school jitters, serves a real, comforting, tear-saving purpose.

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It's the eve of the first day of school in this adorable takeoff on the classic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem. The children are busily preparing for their first day of kindergarten, packing school backpacks and dreaming of school supplies. The highly anticipated day arrives and they pose for pictures and prepare to say goodbye to Mom and Dad. Miss Sunrise and her delightful classroom filled with books, toys and fun activities make saying good-bye easy, for the children at least. Teary-eyed parents need a bit more support—a final hug and a happy wave and the happy children are free to discover how much fun kindergarten really is. This colorful story provides a way to calm those first day jitters. This would be a great gift for preschool graduation. Parents and children will both love the surprise ending. 2001, Grosset & Dunlap, $3.49. Ages 3 to 5. Reviewer:Julie Eick Granchelli

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