Sophie's Squash Go to School
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2016 · Est. 7 min read-aloud

Sophie's Squash Go to School

By Pat Zietlow Miller, Anne Wilsdorf (Illustrator)

Part of the Sophie's Squash series

Sophie prefers squash to classmates, but can friendship bloom at school?

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40 pages· 802 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
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Sophie starts school with her beloved squash, Bonnie and Baxter, as her only friends. Uninterested in classmates, she finds Steven's persistence annoying. Yet, as her squash friends won't last forever, Sophie wonders if human friendships might be worth cultivating. Can Steven's gift of seeds plant the idea that growing friendships takes time?

From the publisher

“This charming sequel to the beloved Sophie’s Squash is the perfect antidote to the back-to-school jitters. Sophie goes to school for the first time and has no interest in making friends that aren’t squash. Here’s a gently humorous read-aloud that proves that making friends, just like growing squash, takes time. a On Sophie’s first day of school, nobody appreciates her two best friends, Bonnie and Baxter, baby squash that she grew in her garden. Even worse, one classmate, Steven Green, won’t leave Sophie alone. He sits by her at circle time. He plays near her during recess. And he breathes on her while she paints. Steven just wants to be friends, but Sophie isn’t interested. Still, Sophie knows that her squash friends won’t last forever. Maybe it would be nice to have some human friends after all. . . .”

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
802
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
Themes & topics
Books about starting schoolBooks about social themesBooks about new experiencesBooks about schoolBooks about friendship
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
183355
Publication
Published
January 1, 2016
First published
June 28, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780553509441

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