Dad's First Day

Mike Wohnoutka

Hardcover

Regular price$18.99With free membership trial$9.4950% off your first book+ Free shipping

In Stock– Ships within one business day

Do you recommend this book?

Yes!

Nominee:Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award -Picture Book (2016)

Finalist:Minnesota Book Award -Children's Literature (2016)

Oliver can't wait for his first day of school, but his dad isn't quite ready! Celebrate the new school year with this fun-filled tale about embracing new experiences--at any age!

Oliver and his dad spent all summer playing together, laughing together, singing together, and reading together. But now it's time for Oliver to start school, and he's so excited! But. . . his dad isn't. Suddenly, he feels nervous and his tummy hurts. Maybe they should stay home together!

But Oliver isn't convinced. What if the first day is really fun? What if it's the start of an exciting year?

In this charming story, acclaimed author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka perfectly captures the mixed emotions felt by kids and their parents during big changes.

Book Details

Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Publish Date: Jul 7th, 2015
Pages: 40
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 10.90in - 9.90in - 0.40in - 1.05lb
EAN: 9781619634732
Recommended age: 04-08
Categories: • School & Education• Humorous Stories• Family - Parents

About the Author

Wohnoutka, Mike: -

MIKE WOHNOUTKA is the illustrator of many books including Moo!, which received two starred reviews and was chosen as an ALA Notable book and by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books as a Blue Ribbon selection; Can't Sleep Without Sheep; Just Like My Papa; and Stay Close to Mama. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Mike lives with his wife and two children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.mikewohnoutka.com

More books by Mike Wohnoutka

Book Cover for: Ups and Downs: A Book of Emotions, Mike Wohnoutka

Book Cover for: Little Puppy and the Big Green Monster, Mike Wohnoutka

Book Cover for: Croc & Turtle!, Mike Wohnoutka

Praise for this book

"By the end of the book, readers will be all set for school too: this is sure to provoke shared laughter that will calm the fears of even the most unready parents." --starred review, Kirkus Reviews

"Wohnoutka's gouache paintings poke gentle fun at Daddy, and they'll elicit giggles. . . It should leave new students with an extra jolt of confidence." --Publishers Weekly

"The colorful gouache illustrations will elicit giggles from young readers as they imagine their parents behaving like Oliver's dad." --School Library Journal

"An ALA Notable book
A BCCB Blue Ribbon selection
This book is bold, original, and funny, and should be part of every picture-book collection." --SLJ, Starred review for MOO!

"Good barnyard fun, with nods to Mo Willems' aspirational Pigeon and Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin's enterprising Duck." --Kirkus Reviews, on MOO!

"The readaloud's the real fun here." --BCCB, Starred review for MOO!