The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten

"I liked kindergarten from the very 1st day," begins the narrator of this very funny and touching picture book. However, she notices, "My mom was happy for me, of course, but I got the feeling that she was also a little sad" to leave her. So one day the little girl invites her mom to join the kindergarten class for the day, which turns out to be a real learning experience --- for both of them. Somehow her mom just can't get any of the rules right: she barges to the front of the line, she shouts out without raising her hand, she slams down her scissors during Craft Time. How embarrassing! In a wonderful role reversal that will delight young children, the girl must become the patient and sometimes frustrated expert who instructs her mom on how to behave. Author Maureen Fergus has found a unique way of telling a school story that allows children to feel rewarded about how much they know. The spare style and juvenile sensibility of the artwork by Mike Lowery perfectly conveys the hilarity of the story. This book would be a popular, entertaining read-aloud, especially for kindergartners themselves. It ties in beautifully to character education lessons on patience or perseverance. The little girl is a wonderful role model for how to be generous and kind to others who are struggling with something new, while also providing a humorous lesson on why it's important to follow the rules.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 03/01/2013
ISBN: 9781554536986
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 10.32h x 9.29w x 0.41d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/14/2013 pg. 58
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 110
Quill & Quire 06/01/2013 pg. 34
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 27 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 159374 / Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5