In this playful take on school readiness by award-winning
author-illustrator Marianne Dubuc, a child visits their friends' schools
and discovers how many wonderful things kindergarteners do in a day!
Pom is ready for the first day of kindergarten. Not the real first day,
that's not for another year. But Pom has been hearing a lot from all the
animals about each of their schools. So today Pom is visiting them all,
to see what kindergarten is really like. Pom starts by watching the
mouselings ride the bird bus; then the rabbits learning to read, write
and count; the froglets making art; the foxes playing sports; the bear
cubs sharing lunch; the sloths napping; the squirrels exploring nature;
the wolf pups reading stories; the turtles doing classroom tasks; and,
finally, the hedgehogs waiting to be picked up in the schoolyard. Pom is
thrilled to discover there are so many fun activities to enjoy at
school! Best of all, now Pom knows what Pom wants to do in kindergarten
--- all of it!
Marianne Dubuc is a master of the delightful small detail, and those
details abound in this charming child-friendly look at school readiness.
Though there is one main story running through the book, every busy
illustration contains numerous individual stories, as the many appealing
animal characters (and a few surprise fairy tale characters!) go about
their school day. Each fantastically imagined animal school fills its
own spread. This is a book that young children will return to again and
again, finding something new each time and enhancing their visual
literacy.
