NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Putting an uplifting spin on a classic poem, this charmingly illustrated and lyrical book prepares kids-and their parents!-for all the firsts that first grade has to offer.
"T'was the night before first grade.
I kissed my dog Clover.
'School's starting tomorrow
Because summer is over.'"
Penny is excited to begin first grade with her best friend by her side in the same classroom. They even prepared ahead of time with matching outfits! But when things at school don't pan out the way they plan, Penny and her best friend are split into different classes where they'll have to make new friends with new students.
With colorful illustrations, rhyming text, and a fun surprise at the end, this encouraging story about starting first grade prepares kids to tackle back-to-school jitters. Natasha Wing (www.natashawing.wordpress.com) was born in Milford, Connecticut. She moved to Arizona in 1980, finishing college at Arizona State University before moving to California a few years later to work in advertising. It wasn't until 1991 that Natasha decided to write children's books. She sold her first book, Hippity Hop, Frog on Top, within 6 months, and has been writing children's books and articles ever since. She has been published in Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, Girls' Life, and Hopscotch for Girls, and has two recipes in Writers in the Kitchen. She now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
