First Day

by Andrew Daddo, Jonathan Bentley (Illustrator)

The must-have picture book for every child starting school, with a clever twist all parents will relate to!
Are you ready? It'll be fun! You'll make new friends. New BFFs! You might have to be a bit brave ...

It's the first day of school, but who is the most nervous about the big day? An adorable picture book about first-day nerves from the team who brought you I Do It and Check On Me.

Genres: Picture Books, School, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Born Andrew Dugald Daddo with twin James Beilby. School included "broken arms and fingers, scrapes and scratches, girlfriends, hot chips and a football team that refused to win a premiership." Careers included radio, TV - DVDs for GlobeTrekker. "He has written books for all ages – picture books, chapter books, short story collections, young adult novels and adult non-fiction." He "lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with" .. seven others "if you include our chicken Spite and thirteen if you include those pesky Indian Miner Birds who sneak in the crack in the window to eat what Spud the Dog, Felix, Bibi or Jasper (our kids) or Jacquie (my wife) leave lying around." https://www.facebook.com/andrew.daddo.16

Reviews

[Creative Kids Tales · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Are you ready? I'm ready. You look ready. Let's have a yummy breakfast. Pancakes? Fruit salad? Not porridge... It's time to get dressed! You can wear your new shoes, too.'

Getting ready for the first day of school? This book is for you. A cute story (with a twist), illustrating the preparation before school for a mum and daughter team. Who's more nervous on such days? Parent or child? This story should help calm those nerves with its light hearted approach. The quality watercolour illustrations create a rosy scene against the exercise book backdrop. A bright and quick to read hardback book, that can be read just before the big day.

Reviewed by Creative Kids Tales Reviewer R.E.C. Pearson

[Nicola · Rating 2 out of 5]

Miss 4 wasn't too fussed. She found the text too short to interest her (although it's about starting school, it feels a bit more aimed at starting kindy).

Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Nikky Cassidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so great. So helpful for kids starting school. It makes it fun and has tips on ways to make them cope with it. New sayings you could adapt or create your own to repeat to your children to drill in to them they will be ok and you will be picking them up soon.

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet-flowing story about a child's first day at school: is her Mum reassuring her, or is she reassuring her Mum?

[Freddie D · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sweet little introduction to all the first-day-of-school feels. I especially love the surprise twist at the end. Jonathan Bentley's illustrations are also adorable.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet story from the students point of view - cute.

[Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charmingly illustrated book about the challenges of that all-important First Day of school, with a twist. Liked by the kids, loved by the parents.

Recommended: as a gift for your friends who are about to send their kids off to school.