A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 7 STARRED REVIEWS!
It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him?
The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters.
★ "Robinson (Last Stop on Market Street) gives the school just a hint of visual personification in his flattened, paint-and-collage artwork, as Rex (Moonday) deftly juggles well-placed jokes and keen insights into feeling comfortable in one’s own skin―or bricks, as the case may be."―Publishers Weekly, starred
★ "A unique point of view makes this school book stand out."―Kirkus Reviews, starred
★ "Sure to become a staple for first days of school everywhere."―Horn Book, starred
★ "This charming reversal of first-day-of-school nerves will delight little ones and help put their own anxieties at bay."―Booklist, starred
★ "An essential purchase that is simultaneously funny, frank, and soothing. A perfect first day read-aloud."― School Library Journal, starred
★ "A delightful, perspective-tweaking back-to-school picture book."―Shelf Awareness, starred
★ "Anthropomorphization of the whole building is a new and promising approach for school-shy youngsters, and it’ll make the already school-positive want to give their beloved building a hug."―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred
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