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  1 Ready and Waiting for You
Author: Moreillon, Judi Illustrator: Stock, Catherine
 
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Class: Easy
Age: 3-6
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
LC: PZ7
Grade: P-1
ISBN-13: 9780802853554
LCCN: 2012049250
Imprint: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub Date: 08/01/2013
Availability: Available
List: $17.00
  Hardcover
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm H 11", W 8.5", D 0.36", 0.94 lbs.
LC Series:
Brodart Sources: Brodart's For Youth Interest Titles
Brodart's For Youth Interest: Popular
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Awards: Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
Starred Reviews:
TIPS Subjects: School Stories
BISAC Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
LC Subjects: First day of school, Fiction
Schools, Fiction
Toy and movable books
Toy and movable books, Specimens
SEARS Subjects: First day of school, Fiction
School stories
Reading Programs: Lexile Level: 290
 
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Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 12/01/2013
If you're nervous about the first day of school, just lift the flaps to meet the teachers, bus driver, and other school faculty waiting to welcome you in various school settings. 32pp., Color Ill.
Journal Reviews
BookPage | 08/01/2013
Ages 4-7. Ready and Waiting for You by author Judi Moreillon is an appealing little story that's tailor-made for soothing school-related stress. With flapped pages that open up like doors and sensational torn-paper collage illustrations by Catherine Stock, this visually beguiling book depicts school staff and students in a variety of vibrant scenes--on the crowded playground, in the bustling cafeteria, aboard the big yellow bus--where they're waiting to welcome new arrivals. "Come in through this door. Are you new?" are words repeated regularly throughout the book. The cheery salutation makes new students feel comfortable and gives them a sense of belonging. Stock achieves an incredible level of detail through her precise, expressive collages, which overflow with energy and texture. This lively story is perfect for youngsters who need a bit of back-to-school nurturing. 26pg. BOOKPAGE, c2013.
Booklist | 09/01/2013
Preschool-Grade 2. Standing by the school bus, a girl addresses the viewer: "Come in. Come in. Come in through this door. Are you new?" A gatefold page opens up to show her climbing onto the bus while the students and driver call out, "We're ready and waiting for you." Throughout the school, children and staff repeat that welcoming phrase, most notably at the newbie's destination, a cheerful classroom. Because the new student is never pictured, children are free to visualize themselves in this central role. Through the use of repeated phrases, the text creates a pleasing tone and rhythm. Meanwhile, the vivid, bold illustrations, extended horizontally through gatefold pages on alternate double-page spreads, visually invite children into the warm, colorful school. A departure from Stock's traditional watercolor illustrations, these striking collages of torn and cut papers are different in tone but equally fine. An upbeat picture book to share with new students and those who will welcome them. Phelan, Carolyn. 32p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2013.
Horn Book | 01/01/2014
Preschool. Readers are welcomed to their first day of school by a host of people eager to show them around. "Come in. Come in. / Come in through this door. / Are you new?" asks a little girl on the sidewalk, gesturing toward a school bus. The page folds out to show an open bus door and waving bus driver, the first of many friendly adults: "We're ready and waiting for you." The refrain repeats as Moreillon and Stock cheerfully work through a roster of trustworthy adult mentors who will guide newcomers, from crossing guards to the school secretary and principal, cafeteria workers, librarians, and teachers, all introducing the various activities kindergarteners can expect. The children in the book are equally welcoming, depicted with a casual multiculturalism that deepens the message of welcome-to-all. Bright, bold torn-paper illustrations capture the high energy and sensory stimulations of a kindergarten classroom (including musical notes, blocks, toys, wall decorations, and the colorfully clad children themselves) with simple, expressive lines and shapes that could easily translate into related craft projects. The concluding sense of belonging provides a cozy summary and will resonate with anxious preschoolers: "Come in through this door... / We won't be a whole school till you do." claire e. gross. 32pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014.
Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2014
2. Readers are welcomed to their first day of school by a host of people eager to show them around: "We're ready and waiting for you." The refrain repeats as Moreillon and Stock cheerfully work through a roster of trustworthy adult mentors and equally welcoming children. Bright, bold torn-paper illustrations capture the high energy and sensory stimulation of a kindergarten classroom. cg. 32pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014.
Kirkus Reviews | 07/15/2013
New students will feel welcomed by this book celebrating their arrival to school. With rhythmic, rhyming text and bright, torn-paper art, Moreillon and Stock take the new students on a tour of every room of the school to show how the current students and teachers are getting ready for them. Starting with the bright yellow school bus, the narrators invite the new student in. "Come in. Come in. Come in through this door. Are you new?" Turn the gatefold, and other children and the bus driver join in, "Your boisterous bus mates and the bus driver say, 'We're ready and waiting for you.' " Not only is the bus driver excited, but the crossing guards, neighborhood dogs, principal, mascot, school secretary, librarian and computer tech, gym, art and music teachers, and every other school employee is waiting for the new student to arrive. The sunny art will be a comfort to any parent who is trying to help his or her child make the transition to a new school. Any child making a change will find comfort here--whether it's a preschooler or home-schooler entering a school for the very first time or a seasoned third-grader moving to a new school. A sunny, optimistic, enjoyable view of school for any child transitioning into a new school environment. (Picture book. 4-9). 32pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2013.
Publishers Weekly | 05/27/2013
Ages 4-7. Education is meant to open doors, and so is this inviting title written and conceived of by Moreillon, who uses a loose, repeating rhyme to welcome kids to the school day. Full-page foldouts allow readers to open various doors presented to them. "Come in. Come in./ Come in through this door./ Are you new?" asks a girl who gestures to the door of the waiting bus; opening the large flap shows the same girl and other students preparing to board the bus. Stock's cut-paper artwork has the bright palette of a fresh box of crayons, and she makes every aspect of the school experience friendly and welcoming, from the crossing guard cheerfully working the crosswalk to a library filled with computers and books. (Aug.). 32p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2013.
School Library Journal | 10/01/2013
K-Gr 1. In this picture book about starting a new school, all the other children and staff are welcoming, from cafeteria workers to the librarian, teacher, and attendance clerk. "Come in. Come in..../Are you new?/We're ready and waiting for you." Foldouts extend the colorful, torn-paper illustrations, and the author's "open door" design concept gives readers the feeling that they are entering the various scenes. With its generous spirit-"come in through this door.../We won't be a whole school till you do"-this story is likely to help anxious youngsters feel special and promote the excitement that soon overcomes first-day fears. It is also a reminder to returning students about what it takes to make things work well at school. A first purchase. Janene Corbin, Rosebank Elementary School, Nashville, TN. 32p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2013.
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