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School's First Day of School Hardcover – Picture Book, June 28, 2016

by Adam Rex (Author), Christian Robinson (Illustrator)

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"An essential purchase that is simultaneously funny, frank, and soothing. A perfect first day read-aloud."― School Library Journal, starred review

A heartwarming and clever first day of school tale, from New York Times bestsellers Adam Rex (The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors) and Christian Robinson (Last Stop on Market Street).

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.

This delightful back-to-school picture book told from the POV of the school is a great read-aloud, and perfect for readers of all ages.

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PreS-Gr 1—Step aside, other first day of school books: there's a new school in town. After construction and a summer of tender loving care from the janitor, Frederick Douglass Elementary's first day finally arrives. And what a day it is: hordes of children with all their feelings, mess, noise, new concepts, and even a fire alarm (which the school finds deeply embarrassing). Worried but curious, impetuous, and vulnerable, the school works as a perfect proxy for nervous child readers. Rex's warm and goofy text is brought to life by Robinson's vivid collage illustrations. His signature round-headed, tulip-handed figures are diverse and appealing, from the supportive janitor to the "little girl with freckles" who slowly warms up to school at the same time that the school is warming up to the children. VERDICT A+: an essential purchase that is simultaneously funny, frank, and soothing. A perfect first day read-aloud.—Sarah Stone, San Francisco Public Library

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"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

"Using his signature, simple style, Robinson alternates scenes of the building and its interiors with shots that show the boisterously diverse kids' first day.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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roaring Brook Press; Illustrated edition (June 28, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596439645
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596439641
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 6 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 580L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.45 x 0.45 x 11.6 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #22,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #118 in Children's New Experiences Books
- #337 in Children's School Issues
- #389 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books)

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Christian Robinson is a 2016 Caldecott Honoree and also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (Putnam, 2015); de la Peña himself took home the 2016 Newbery Medal, awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children for the "most distinguished book for children."
Leo: A Ghost Story, illustrated by Robinson and written by Mac Barnett (Chronicle, 2015), was named a 2015 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year. His Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, written by Patricia Hruby Powell (Chronicle, 2014) received numerous awards and accolades including a Sibert Informational Book Award Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award Illustration Honor from the American Library Association; a Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor; a Parents Choice Gold Medal for Poetry 2014; and a place on the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Children's Books of the Year List. Robinson, based in San Francisco, is also an animator and has worked with The Sesame Street Workshop and Pixar Animation Studios.
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Customers praise the book's beautiful art from Christian Robinson and its delightful, simple story. They appreciate its perspective, with one customer noting it offers many lessons in one book. The book's empathy aspect receives mixed reactions.

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Customers love the illustrations in this book, praising the beautiful art by Christian Robinson and finding it super cute and wonderfully cheeky.

"What a fun book to read to students on the first day of school. It helps little students feel better about their first day." Read more

"First off, this is a great little book. The artwork is vivid and engaging. The theme is good. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS...." Read more

"This story is super cute! I wanted a few books to read during the first week of school and then have a few activities to go with it...." Read more

"...This is not only a fun book to share on the first day of school, but it's a great book to use in talking about point-of-view...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story of this book, describing it as delightful and engaging, with one customer noting it's particularly suitable for moving into a new school building.

"First off, this is a great little book. The artwork is vivid and engaging. The theme is good. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS...." Read more

"...Nonetheless, my grand daughter and I both thoroughly enjoyed the story as I read it to her...." Read more

"The simplicity of the story and the unique point of view set this story apart from other kids' books...." Read more

"Such a cute story. Another way too look at the first day of school." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's perspective, with one noting it offers multiple lessons and encourages great discussions.

"...I love the use of perspective here showing the first day of school from a point-of-view that I've never seen in a picture book before...." Read more

"The simplicity of the story and the unique point of view set this story apart from other kids' books...." Read more

"...What great discussions we are going to have after reading this! I especially love the fire drill scene...." Read more

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13 customers mention "Empathy"9 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the book's approach to empathy, with some appreciating how it helps children feel better about their first day of school, while others express concerns about its portrayal of school as mean to students.

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"...Sounds cute right? No. The school is mean to the students and has a really bad attitude about the students coming to the school...." Read more

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jesse moses
Fun First Day of School
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024
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What a fun book to read to students on the first day of school. It helps little students feel better about their first day.

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MrsHannah
Better for mid elementary
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2022
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First off, this is a great little book. The artwork is vivid and engaging. The theme is good. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS.

As a word of guidance… When buying classroom books online, it’s a total gamble as to the story. So my recommendation is to use this for 3rd-4th graders. I teach special education k-3, and I don’t think I’ll be able to use the book. The story is just… higher than the artwork makes it seem. It’s about expectations, first impressions, etc. Good message, but kids need to be able to sift between the lines to enjoy it. Even 3rd graders may need to discuss it to get it. (Which makes it a great read aloud, parents!!!)

Hope that helps, and hope you enjoy the book!

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David C. Howell
A Clever and Effective Way to Reassure First-Time School Goers
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016
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My wife and I bought this book as a gift for our grand daughter, who was about to begin kindergarten. Since she has been enrolled in a structured day care program for several years, the idea of going off to school was less daunting for her than it might be for other youngsters. Nonetheless, my grand daughter and I both thoroughly enjoyed the story as I read it to her. As adults, we know that the first day of school can be a scary event for young children. Instead of talking about the experiences of those children, the author cleverly tells the same story through the "eyes" of a new school about to open its doors to children for the first time. What a great idea, as the child does not have to relate to any other youngster in particular, thinking to himself/herself, "but that's not me." Instead, the very school itself can be the child's alter ego, and the notion that even the school is jittery on the first day of class can be reassuring when the child walks into his/her building for the first time.

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Mary W
So cute!
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This story is super cute! I wanted a few books to read during the first week of school and then have a few activities to go with it. I am glad I picked this!

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Heidi Grange
An amusing new look at the first day of school.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2016
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Trust Adam Rex to right a story with a building as the main character. School is newly built and awaiting the first day of school. When Janitor tells him that children will be coming to fill him up, he isn't sure he likes the idea. As the day goes by the school deals with children who don't like school and a little girl who doesn't want to be there. He watches children at lunch and on the playground. He learns about shapes in kindergarten and is embarrassed when his fire alarm goes off. Once the day is over though and he has a chance to think about it, he realizes that he does indeed like the children and wants them to come back. I love the use of perspective here showing the first day of school from a point-of-view that I've never seen in a picture book before. This is not only a fun book to share on the first day of school, but it's a great book to use in talking about point-of-view. Robinson's illustrations are adorable and remind me a great deal of the schools I've attended over the years.

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School's First Day of School
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
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Teachers and parents are always in need of some great back-to-school books. One of my new favorites is Adam Rex’s picture book called School’s First Day of School.

The challenge with back-to-school books is that they can get pretty blah and repetitive. They all have the same plot. Students are starting a new school year and everyone is nervous. School’s First Day of School follows this same premise, but with an Adam Rex twist! The entire story is told from the perspective of the school, and the school is named “School!”

It’s just adorable!

School is a brand new school, and she is nervous to have the students arrive. She confides her nerves to her best friend the janitor. The janitor offers her some support and encouragement before she begins her new year.

In the beginning, School does not like the kids that have arrived at her school. They are noisy, and they make such a mess. But as children so often do, they slowly start to win over School. Through the love of one little, freckled-face girl, School’s heart beings to open up to those she shares her walls with.

In the end, School may just learn to be happy that she is a school.

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Judi
Just in time for school!
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016
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The simplicity of the story and the unique point of view set this story apart from other kids' books. My six year old granddaughter read it to me and the realization of humor in what she had just read surprised her into giggles. She was touched by the more serious parts where School felt he was not liked by the children. She loved how School got back at the rowdy boys, and how the shy little girl overcame her angst by the end of the day and loved School. She could relate to all the activities the children did in the classroom and the playground. Best children's book of the year, and just in time for a new school year.!!!

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Kristen
Cute
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Such a cute story. Another way too look at the first day of school.

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Sophie Peron
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Reviewed in France on July 8, 2018
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J'adore le point de vue de la rentrée vécue par l'école elle-même! Les dessins sont très beaux également!

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Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2017
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My Grandson found this book very exciting too get ready for his "First Day of School

My Grandson found this book very exciting to get ready for is First Day of School coming in August.

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Cute book for kindy small children
Reviewed in Australia on February 17, 2023
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Have been recommended this book by an online account for kids learning. Very cute book, love the short helpful sentences per page. Pictures are super cute too.

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Reviewed in Italy on November 26, 2023
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Libro ideale per i primi giorni di scuola! Utilizzato per gli inserimenti in una scuola dell’infanzia. Illustrazioni molto carine, nonostante sia in lingua inglese è molto facile da tradurre

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Arrived fast and in wonderful shape - thank you!
Reviewed in Canada on September 13, 2019
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Love the book. Great perspective lesson and respect and responsibility lesson too!

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