School's First Day of School - by Adam Rex (Hardcover)

Recipient of 7 starred reviews!

Robinson (Last Stop on Market Street) gives the school just a hint of visual personification in his flattened, paint-and-collage artwork, as Rex (Moonday) deftly juggles well-placed jokes and keen insights into feeling comfortable in one's own skin--or bricks, as the case may be.--Publishers Weekly, starred

Using his signature, simple style, Robinson alternates scenes of the building and its interiors with shots that show the boisterously diverse kids' first day.A unique point of view makes this school book stand out.--Kirkus Reviews, starred

Sure to become a staple for first days of school everywhere.--Horn Book, starred

This charming reversal of first-day-of-school nerves will delight little ones
and help put their own anxieties at bay.--Booklist, starred

An essential purchase that is simultaneously funny, frank, and soothing. A perfect first day read-aloud.-- School Library Journal, starred

A delightful, perspective-tweaking back-to-school picture book.--Shelf Awareness, starred

Anthropomorphization of the whole building is a new and promising approach for school-shy youngsters, and it'll make the already school-positive want to give their beloved building a hug.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred