If Animals Went to School
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- Create Date：2021-09-05 04:22:07
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Ann Whitford Paul
- ISBN：0374314748
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Reviews
Peacegal
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The soft， pastel illustrations are absolutely adorable。 A variety of animals experience their first day of school。
Laura
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Synopsis: Beaver does not want to go to school。 He is scared and slowly shuf-shuffles trying to delay the new， unknown experience。 He experiences traditional school activities like music class， story time， recess， and snack time with all his new classmates。 Sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't， but in the end he slowly shuf-shuffles home because he doesn't want to leave school after his fun and exciting day！Uses: Helping a young child get ready for pre-school/daycare etc。 Synopsis: Beaver does not want to go to school。 He is scared and slowly shuf-shuffles trying to delay the new， unknown experience。 He experiences traditional school activities like music class， story time， recess， and snack time with all his new classmates。 Sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't， but in the end he slowly shuf-shuffles home because he doesn't want to leave school after his fun and exciting day！Uses: Helping a young child get ready for pre-school/daycare etc。 。。。more
Lynn
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If you need a book to show youngsters what they might expect when they go to school， consider this addition to the preschool collection。Action words on almost every page give readers a chance to chime in。 I found the text clunky and hard to read aloud due to the irregular rhyth， and inconsistent pattern of rhyming。Some of the animals do activities relating to their natural traits: Beaver counts sticks and Goat eats books。 Others have no such connection: Bear hogs blocks and Elephant stacks cardb If you need a book to show youngsters what they might expect when they go to school， consider this addition to the preschool collection。Action words on almost every page give readers a chance to chime in。 I found the text clunky and hard to read aloud due to the irregular rhyth， and inconsistent pattern of rhyming。Some of the animals do activities relating to their natural traits: Beaver counts sticks and Goat eats books。 Others have no such connection: Bear hogs blocks and Elephant stacks cardboard bricks， but all the animals seem to enjoy themselves。 At the end of the day， Beaver is reluctant to go when papa comes to pick him up。Soft illustrations with mostly white or simple pastel backgrounds would be useful with toddlers learning to identify animalsThe author and illustrator have collaborated on similar titles: “If Animals Kissed Good Night，” “If Animals said I Love You，” and “If Animals Celebrated Christmas。” 。。。more
Carolyn
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Little beaver’s first day of school seems scary， but he soon sees other animals of different kinds， which makes tons of different noises。 We get to experience animal sounds written in color and watch the little animals learn letters， counting， building， shapes， Storytime， playing， and gym。 At the end of the school day， little beaver does not want to go home and sadly shuffles home。 The rhyming and animal sounds， along with the illustrations， makes it an enjoyable book for children。 The pictures Little beaver’s first day of school seems scary， but he soon sees other animals of different kinds， which makes tons of different noises。 We get to experience animal sounds written in color and watch the little animals learn letters， counting， building， shapes， Storytime， playing， and gym。 At the end of the school day， little beaver does not want to go home and sadly shuffles home。 The rhyming and animal sounds， along with the illustrations， makes it an enjoyable book for children。 The pictures are so adorable they remind me of the animals I would see on mobiles or wallpaper in a nursery。 。。。more
Miss Sarah
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A preschool and up book about animals going to school and what they would do during the day。 Super cute and I love the shy student
Ms Threlkeld
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Charming and whimsical exploration of different animals in a school setting。 It begins with Beaver being pulled along by his father， reluctant to start the day。 Kangaroo， on the other hand， jumpity-jump-jumps past his classmates because he can't wait to get to the classroom。 Animals count， practice writing letters， build block towers， play in the sandbox， and so much more。 By the end of the day Beaver's dad is back and this time he has to drag his son away because he doesn't want to go home。 Thi Charming and whimsical exploration of different animals in a school setting。 It begins with Beaver being pulled along by his father， reluctant to start the day。 Kangaroo， on the other hand， jumpity-jump-jumps past his classmates because he can't wait to get to the classroom。 Animals count， practice writing letters， build block towers， play in the sandbox， and so much more。 By the end of the day Beaver's dad is back and this time he has to drag his son away because he doesn't want to go home。 This is a fun read aloud for preschool and kindergarten that many students will connect to。 。。。more
Rebecca Gomez
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This book is adorable。 As a read-aloud， however， it falls flat。 Despite some fun language throughout， the rhyme and meter are simply not consistent enough for a pleasant read。
Colorado Buck
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Loved it。 Very funny to think about animals in school。 Beaver making rafts。，，
Anna
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ADORABLE illustrations and a cute story about how animals would act if they went to school like humans。 The teacher's smile is so flippin cute when the animals are outside。 I also like how the ending tied in with the beginning of the book。 That was nice。 ADORABLE illustrations and a cute story about how animals would act if they went to school like humans。 The teacher's smile is so flippin cute when the animals are outside。 I also like how the ending tied in with the beginning of the book。 That was nice。 。。。more
Baby Bookworm
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This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm。 Visit us for new picture books reviews daily！Hello， friends！ Our book today is If Animals Went To School， written by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by David Walker， fourth in the pair’s series of animal what-ifs。If animals went to school， Beaver would be nervous: “I don’t want to go！” he protests to his father， shuff-shuffling along as Kangaroo bounds by to be the first inside。 As Beaver’s first day commences， the other animals in his This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm。 Visit us for new picture books reviews daily！Hello， friends！ Our book today is If Animals Went To School， written by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by David Walker， fourth in the pair’s series of animal what-ifs。If animals went to school， Beaver would be nervous: “I don’t want to go！” he protests to his father， shuff-shuffling along as Kangaroo bounds by to be the first inside。 As Beaver’s first day commences， the other animals in his class go about their activities， from stacking blocks， practicing letters， identifying shapes， sing-a-longs， and storytime， all under the watchful eye of Ms。 Cheetah。 As the day unfolds， Beaver begins to grow more comfortable with his friends， even joining in their play and learning。 At last， when Papa comes to pick him up again， he protests once more: “I don’t want to go，” he whines， stuff-shuffling all the way home。Very cute。 The storyline is that of classic first-day-of-school jitters， with the menagerie of creatures providing gentle laughs and a celebration of all the things that make school fun for little learners。 And while the animals’ characteristics are mostly anthropomorphized， there are a few nods to their beastly sides， such as goat chomping down on a book during reading time。 The illustrations are light， colorful， and feature an adorable cast of cuddly young animals。 The length is fine， and JJ had plenty of giggles for the animals’ antics。 Overall， this one was very sweet， and we recommend it。 Baby Bookworm approved！（Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。）Be sure to check out The Baby Bookworm for more reviews！ 。。。more
Marcia Van Camp
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Very cute
Karrie Chajkowski
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Would be fun to teach onomatopoeia with young friends。
Barbara
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Ideal for sharing with youngsters who may find the idea of attending school daunting， this picture book features various animals who are reluctant to leave home。 Readers and listeners will find reassurance in the gentle rhyming text and softly-colored images as they spend a day at school and realize that it's not that bad， after all。 In fact， as slowly as Beaver was when walking to school with his father， that's how reluctant he is to leave his class at the end of the day。 I liked the cyclical n Ideal for sharing with youngsters who may find the idea of attending school daunting， this picture book features various animals who are reluctant to leave home。 Readers and listeners will find reassurance in the gentle rhyming text and softly-colored images as they spend a day at school and realize that it's not that bad， after all。 In fact， as slowly as Beaver was when walking to school with his father， that's how reluctant he is to leave his class at the end of the day。 I liked the cyclical nature of the experience as well as the animals featured in the images--a skunk， a lemur， a lemming， and even a camel， all of them learning to play and playing to learn。 The animals are all featured in the endpapers along with their teacher， Ms。 Cheetah。 This is the fourth in this particular series by this creative team， and primary teachers will want to collect them all。 。。。more
Edward Sullivan
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The title says it all。
Lisa D
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Cute back to school book for preschool age kids
Raven Black
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Cute story done before about going to school。
Andrew
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