BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Leo is worried about the first day of kindergarten, especially when his teacher sends a letter that it will be an adventure – he doesn’t want an adventure, he wants it to be quiet. Leo listens carefully as all day his classmates add to their kindness pledge. While he doesn’t add anything with his words, the other kids noticed that he was being kind through his actions. Maybe the second day of kindergarten will be great.
While we in education talk a lot about letting students create their own class rules, I love this emphasis on looking at it as a way to choose to be kind, instead. The back of the jacket cover has a recreation of a kindness poster ready to hang, but hopefully every new class will actually create their own instead. While there are lots of books teachers can choose for the first day of kindergarten, I think adding this one about KINDERgarten should be a priority.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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