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Countdown to Kindergarten
2002
First Published
3.82
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages

It's just ten days before kindergarten, and this little girl has heard all there is to know—from a first grader—about what it's going to be like. You can't bring your cat, you can't bring a stuffed animal, and the number one rule? You can't ask anyone for help. Ever. So what do you do when your shoes come untied, if you're the only one in the class who doesn't know how to tie them up again? Told with gentle humor by Alison McGhee and brought to exuberant life by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, this lighthearted take on pre-kindergarten anxiety will bring a smile to the face of every child—and parent—having first-day jitters.

Avg Rating
3.82
Number of Ratings
433
5 STARS
31%
4 STARS
30%
3 STARS
29%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
2%
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Author

Alison McGhee
Alison McGhee
Author · 38 books
Alison McGhee writes novels, picture books, poems, and essays for all ages, including the just-published THE OPPOSITE OF FATE, a novel, and the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller SOMEDAY, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. Her work has been translated into more than 20 languages. She lives in Minneapolis and California.
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