Author: Miriam Cohen
Illustrator: Lillian Hoban
Awards: none
Grade level: K-2nd Grade
This is an adorable book about a young boy named Jim who is headed to his first day of school and tells his dad that he wonders if he will make any friends. His dad reassures him that he will, and says goodbye to him for the day. Throughout the day, Jim is going through the school activities and is wondering where his friend might be. During nap time, he realized a boy named Paul is looking at him and holding something in his hand. After nap time, Paul comes up to Jim and shows him his cool toy car. After that Jim and Paul begin to play and then play with the rest of their classmates. At the end of the day when Jim's dad picks him up, he is pleased to hear that Jim made a friend.
This is a great book for K-2nd because it is definitely a book geared towards younger children with the simple vocabulary and it might settle nerves on the first day of school about finding a friend, especially if some children don't know anyone else. Many children can relate to being nervous on the first day, so reading this book might help calm some children's nerves. I would definitely use this book in my classroom, and I think it is a great book to read on the first day.
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