Hooray for the First Day of School!
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2019

Hooray for the First Day of School!

Written by Robin Mellom · Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Part of the Hannah Sparkles series

First-grade challenges arise when Hannah struggles to make new friends.

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32 pages
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Hannah Sparkles faces a first-grade dilemma when she's separated from her best friend, Sunny, in class. Struggling to make new friends, Hannah must discover that listening might be the key to friendship. Will she find her way in this new school environment? Join Hannah on her journey filled with unexpected lessons and sparkly smiles.

From the publisher

Cheer along with Hannah Sparkles on her first day of school! Hannah Sparkles and her best friend, Sunny Everbright, are ready for first grade. Their day starts as perfect as pom-poms…until Hannah and Sunny are seated far apart in the classroom. Even worse, Hannah is having trouble making new friends. It’s going to take some extra thinking for Hannah to learn that sometimes being a good listener is the best way to be a good friend. Perfect for fans of Fancy Nancy and Pinkalicious, Hannah Sparkles’s second story is sure to bring sparkly smiles to new readers who are just starting school too.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about starting schoolBooks about making friendsBooks about being differentBooks about friendshipBooks about social themes
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This book would be great for a little one getting ready to start school.

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Book details

Publication
Published
June 18, 2019
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062322340

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