Will I Have a Friend?
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 1967

Will I Have a Friend?

By Miriam Cohen, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)

A boy's first day at school brings unexpected friendship.

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Jim's first day of kindergarten is filled with anxiety as he wonders if he'll make a friend. Despite his father's reassurance, the other kids seem like strangers. But during naptime, Jim discovers he's not alone in his fears. Will this shared feeling lead to a new friendship?

From the publisher

When Pa was taking Jim to school for the first time, Jim said, “Will I have a friend at school?”

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Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD490L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.1
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
30645
Publication
Published
August 31, 1989
First published
August 1, 1967
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689713330

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