Starting School
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- Create Date：2021-08-29 00:53:06
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Janet Ahlberg
- ISBN：0723273464
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Summary
The classic starting school book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg: children's book superstars and creators of Funnybones and The Jolly Postman。
Are you starting school soon？ How exciting！
If you can't wait to start school， or are feeling a little nervous， this is the perfect book for you。
Full of humour and fun， this reassuring read will help children and parents get ready for the first day of school， and find out what to expect from the rest of their first term。
Are you starting school soon？ How exciting！
If you can't wait to start school， or are feeling a little nervous， this is the perfect book for you。
Full of humour and fun， this reassuring read will help children and parents get ready for the first day of school， and find out what to expect from the rest of their first term。
Reviews
Jaimie Morris
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An enchanting picture book for reassuring children who are about to start school for the very first time。 The colourful pictures and large， simple text make Starting School a great book to share。
Zoe Mills
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Great to read to children once they start school。 Transition book
Jessica Jeffs
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A brilliant book - perfect for a reception class！ Helps the children to settle into their first year of school， showing them all the exciting things that they will be able to do within their first year。 Would be great to attach some of the features from the story to your classroom routine。
Jenna Mills
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Sweet but rose tinted and definitely dated
Clwseattle
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Rather than being just about what happens when starting school， Starting School goes through the whole year 。。。 up until Christmas。 It's quite a gentle book and the illustrations reflect that。 Rather than being just about what happens when starting school， Starting School goes through the whole year 。。。 up until Christmas。 It's quite a gentle book and the illustrations reflect that。 。。。more
Melki
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Very cute story that begins with the first day of school， and continues until the Christmas holiday。 This would be a great book for younger kids who are wondering exactly what happens at school。 The Ahlberg's illustrations are adorable。 Very cute story that begins with the first day of school， and continues until the Christmas holiday。 This would be a great book for younger kids who are wondering exactly what happens at school。 The Ahlberg's illustrations are adorable。 。。。more
Ree Evans
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Reading this book with my children before each has started preschool has been a joy， and a beautiful ritual。 The book has helped inspire them to look forward to the adventures ahead， and eased their nerves about the great unknowns。 Although as other reviewers have noted， it is very English and Christian in terms of what happens at school， it is also a great way to start a conversation on how the experience of school differs around the world， and what will happen at the school the child you are r Reading this book with my children before each has started preschool has been a joy， and a beautiful ritual。 The book has helped inspire them to look forward to the adventures ahead， and eased their nerves about the great unknowns。 Although as other reviewers have noted， it is very English and Christian in terms of what happens at school， it is also a great way to start a conversation on how the experience of school differs around the world， and what will happen at the school the child you are reading it to will attend。I particularly love that some of the kids are enthusiastic and fly into all activities， while others are more reserved， and need to think and observe things for a while before joining in。 Beautiful illustrations with lots for kids to find within each page。 Another gorgeous book from the Ahlbergs。 。。。more
Shannon
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In the first few pages， I thought this was just a cute story that would help kids learn what to expect when they start school。 But then it got weird。 First， whatever school these kids are going to is a lot fancier than any preschool/elementary school I have ever heard of。 They teach kids to swim， cook， dance。 。 。 and they pray？ Must be a private school， but either way， this isn't going to give most kids a realistic expectation of what they will be doing at school。Second， the authors make an atte In the first few pages， I thought this was just a cute story that would help kids learn what to expect when they start school。 But then it got weird。 First， whatever school these kids are going to is a lot fancier than any preschool/elementary school I have ever heard of。 They teach kids to swim， cook， dance。 。 。 and they pray？ Must be a private school， but either way， this isn't going to give most kids a realistic expectation of what they will be doing at school。Second， the authors make an attempt to convey multiculturalism by showing children with a variety of skin tones， ethnic names， and ways of dressing。 However， they all pray the same prayer and celebrate baby Jesus in the school play。 I wonder how the sari-wearing Sushma felt about that？ This is an older book and there are definitely better options for books about kids starting school。 。。。more
Sienna
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It's excellent for reception children because there's fun pictures and it's about when they start school， there are easy words too。My favourite part of the book is the page with the home corner because it has a bed and ironing board which is nice for children to play in。 It's excellent for reception children because there's fun pictures and it's about when they start school， there are easy words too。My favourite part of the book is the page with the home corner because it has a bed and ironing board which is nice for children to play in。 。。。more
Mfoot
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lu en françaisLe livre de tous les écoliers
Ellen
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so darling！
Hillingdon Libraries
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Find this book at Hillingdon Libraries Find this book at Hillingdon Libraries 。。。more
Polly
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Charming pictures as always with the Ahlbergs。 I think this may be a bit too English to be of much help to North American kids starting school， but it is very sweet。
Alyssa Casto
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I thought that this book would be great to read to the class on the first day of school because it's a preview of what the students can expect for the school year。 I thought that this book would be great to read to the class on the first day of school because it's a preview of what the students can expect for the school year。 。。。more
David Mensah
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I read the book and wondered what the point of it was。 However，on reflection I remembered that the writers target audience is children。 Then a thought a bit more carefully to consider how the book would read from a child's perspective。 I realised that if I was a child then the book would have a lot of relevance to my daily life。 As a child I would be interested to know that their are other characters like myself doing exactly the same as I do。 The book captures the initial excitment of starting I read the book and wondered what the point of it was。 However，on reflection I remembered that the writers target audience is children。 Then a thought a bit more carefully to consider how the book would read from a child's perspective。 I realised that if I was a child then the book would have a lot of relevance to my daily life。 As a child I would be interested to know that their are other characters like myself doing exactly the same as I do。 The book captures the initial excitment of starting school and then enters into the mundane routine that it can become。 。。。more
Emily Augustus --Louisville KY
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This is a good book for the beginning of the year when preschoolers are just starting school。 It gives them an idea of what goes on during the day， and throughout the year。 It can help ease any worries they may have。
Megan
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talks about children being nervous for school。 would be a good book to read on the first day， so that children realize that they aren't the only ones nervous。 talks about children being nervous for school。 would be a good book to read on the first day， so that children realize that they aren't the only ones nervous。 。。。more
Kristi Biltoft
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This book brought in multicultural and also religious points of view into the idea of starting school。 It is a good book to help little ones with adjusting to school from the first day all the way up until Christmas break。
Jennifer （sullivan）
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Genre: Picture Book/Non FictionI liked how the book was illusrated with all the different things that can happen at school。 I think most young biys and girls will enjoy it too。
Molly Darr
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This is a great read for the first day of Pre-K。 Reading this book with help calm your students nerves。 They will be able to connect with the children in the book and feel more relaxed at school。
571
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PreSchool-Grade 1 SLJmulticultural school experiences， comprehensive story about what kids can expect in Kindergarten。 uses repetition， good illustrationspreschool- Kindergarten
Ryan
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the children got ready for the first day in school。 They did some painting and END UP IN A MESS！！！
Allison
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A group of kids start kindergarten。 The book is nice in that it walks you through a day at school， the second day of school， a week， and special events。 Good for calming nerves。 Does have a semi-religious theme， such as a prayer before school， Christmas pagent about the baby Jesus， etc。
Cana
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Mommy says: Cute， friendly book about starting school with lots of tiny， detailed pictures for kids to look at as parents read。
ABC
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I heard the authors went to an actual school and illustrated and wrote about what they saw for this book。 It is definitely in depth！ It assumes the school is Christian~~the kids say their prayers and at the end "do a play about baby Jesus。" I heard the authors went to an actual school and illustrated and wrote about what they saw for this book。 It is definitely in depth！ It assumes the school is Christian~~the kids say their prayers and at the end "do a play about baby Jesus。" 。。。more
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