Starting School: The timeless picture book for new school starters

I bought this for my grandson when he started school last year. He said he enjoyed. It helped him with his big day.

Nice book for school starters Quite a lot of text so needs to be read to them But charming illustrations and a cute intro to school life

My son had worries and concerns as did I about how he would settle etc. This book gives so much reassurance and is a little introduction step into the world of schooling for littlens. After reading this book my son was soo excited to start school in sept

I bought this book for my niece as she was starting school and she really enjoyed reading a book which reflected her new routine and chapter in her life. It encouraged her to then talk about her day and offer new information which she hadn’t previously given. My only criticism is that it is a bit dated but the theme of the book was well received and also went on to discuss the rest of the school year which other school related books have not.

Lovely book in very good condition. Arrived 2 days early.

This is a great book. It walks through the first term - the first week is day by day, then by week until a Christmas play at the end of term. Then holidays! It is very sensitively written, it follows a group of 6 or so children and what they do - each is different and it reassures your child that they don't need to be able to do everything; for example, one can read, the others cannot. Some like swimming, one "thinks about getting in the pool". Sometimes they are happy, sometimes sad, sometimes grumpy. Sometimes the teacher has a bad day too. It also has things like the children being shown where the loo is, and where to hang their coats, which will be comforting to children who might worry about the unknown. The only thing is that it doesn't mention uniform, but then again, this isn't always applicable. Highly recommend.

The book itself is great, we have our own copy of it and I bought this as a gift. Unfortunately it had sticky paper put on the front of it while being packaged, which ripped the book when I removed it.

My 4 year old starts school this year and he loves to be read this book. It's really helped him understand what is to be expected.

My kids loved this book

This book would be good for a child starting school, but unfortunately it assumes that children are religious and are going to be attending a religious school (for a specific religion). This makes it unsuitable for families who are not using a religious school or do not belong to that specific religion.

Pleased with the book. I read it to the boys as soon as I opened up the package.

Libro de ilustraciones deliciosas. Real, sensato, inteligente, maravilloso. Muy muy recomendable, como todos los libros de los Ahlberg

I bought this for my child who was about to enter preschool. She loved it.