CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Tomorrow is the First Day of School
Written by: Maureen MacDowell
Illustrated by: Max Hergenrother
Hardcover
9" width x 11" height
US $15.95
ISBN: 0-9791463-0-5
IBN 13: 978-0-9791463-0-5
Available August 1st, 2007. Pre-order now!
"Children about to embark on that dismaying adventure--the first trip to school--will love author Maureen MacDowell's and illustrator Max Hergenrother's Tomorrow is the First Day of School. The surprise ending and warm gentle pictures will reassure them. And there's another surprise for their parents." Joseph Slate, author of the popular Miss Bindergarten series.
SUMMARY
Butterflies flutter inside the tummy of a young girl as she prepares for the first day of school. At bedtime her mind races with countless questions – she is both nervous and excited as she tries to imagine what the first day will be like. The next morning her parents have her favorite breakfast ready, along with lots of love and hugs. With all the confidence she can muster, she bravely journeys off to the first day of school.
Told in her voice, her story mirrors the feelings of anxiety and nervous exhilaration all children encounter the day before school. Children will be happy to find out that they are not alone and that everyone gets butterflies.
Maureen MacDowell (formerly Miss Barbera) taught kindergarten for seven years and is currently a second grade teacher for the Three Village School District. She resides in Wading River, New York with her husband and two children.
Max Hergenrother is a graduate from the School of Visual Arts. He freelances as a professional New York illustrator and teaches for the Department of Fine Arts at St. John’s University. He resides in Manhattan with his wife Jeanean.