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The day my mom came to kindergarten / Maureen Fergus ; and [illustrated by] Mike Lowery.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto, ON ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2013.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cmISBN:
  • 1554536987
  • 9781554536986 :
Subject(s): Summary: Inviting her mother to visit her new class, a little kindergartener discovers that there are some things that kids are better at than parents.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Manners & Character Fergus Maureen Available 33111007182997
Total holds: 0

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"I liked kindergarten from the very 1st day," begins the narrator of this very funny and touching picture book. However, she notices, "My mom was happy for me, of course, but I got the feeling that she was also a little sad" to leave her. So one day the little girl invites her mom to join the kindergarten class for the day, which turns out to be a real learning experience --- for both of them. Somehow her mom just can't get any of the rules right: she barges to the front of the line, she shouts out without raising her hand, she slams down her scissors during Craft Time. How embarrassing! In a wonderful role reversal that will delight young children, the girl must become the patient and sometimes frustrated expert who instructs her mom on how to behave. Author Maureen Fergus has found a unique way of telling a school story that allows children to feel rewarded about how much they know. The spare style and juvenile sensibility of the artwork by Mike Lowery perfectly conveys the hilarity of the story. This book would be a popular, entertaining read-aloud, especially for kindergartners themselves. It ties in beautifully to character education lessons on patience or perseverance. The little girl is a wonderful role model for how to be generous and kind to others who are struggling with something new, while also providing a humorous lesson on why it's important to follow the rules.

Inviting her mother to visit her new class, a little kindergartener discovers that there are some things that kids are better at than parents.

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