Hurry, Kate, or You'll Be Late!

By Janice N. Harrington, Tiffany Rose (Illustrator)

A preschooler is late due to an unexpected, heartfelt goodbye hug.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Kate's morning journey to preschool is filled with stops to greet neighbors and wave at vehicles. Yet, it's not these distractions that make her late. Just as she arrives, her dad's unexpected, lingering goodbye hug delays her. This charming tale explores the warmth of a father's love and a child's fascination with the world around her. Will Kate make it to school on time, or will her dad's affection keep her longer? Discover the delightful dynamics of a vehicle-obsessed girl and her patient father in this heartwarming picture book.

From the publisher

A young girl stops to call out all the sights and sounds on her morning trip to pre-school, but that’s not what makes her late–it is her dad’s goodbye hug. Kate was late for preschool, but not for the reasons you might expect. It wasn’t because her daddy brushed her hair into poofs, or because they slowed to say hello to neighbors on the way to the bus stop. It wasn’t even because she had to wave to all the trucks, cars, and street cleaners on the road. No, Kate was late because just after they arrived at school, her daddy swooped in to give her a great big goodbye hug that lasted a very long time. Janice N. Harrington is the Ezra Jack Keats Award winning author of Going North. With Hurry Kate or You’ll be Late, she has teamed up with illustrator Tiffany Rose to create a delightful picture book about a vehicle obsessed girl and her very patient father.

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