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Blue Goes to School (Blue's Clues)

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The young reader (or read-to) follows Blue through a day at school with Yellow and Orange Kittens, Green Puppy, Purple Kangaroo, and Magenta. In the charming, gentle manner that Blue's Clues manages so well, children are encouraged to think through several difficult social situations, such as: Blue has spilled her milk. Should she sit there and feel sad or clean it up? If someone takes Blue's usual spot in the reading circle, should she push in or sit elsewhere? The answers are obvious to adults, but not to toddlers and young children.

Blue loves going to school, but sometimes she has to face some tough situations. In Blue Goes to School, the book follows Blue as she enters Miss Marigold's class, tries to find her cubbyhole, and performs a variety of tasks throughout the day.

This book teachers thinking skills for pre-schoolers as well as manners. For example, Blue is painting a picture of her house and she needs purple for the door. However, Purple Kangaroo has used all the purple paint. Blue then thinks up a strategy of how to make purple paint (as opposed to throwing a tantrum like some kids would.)

Another example is Green Puppy taking Blue's spot on the reading rug. Blue debates whether she should make Green Puppy move out of her spot or whether she should pick somewhere else to sit today. (Of course, she picks the latter!)

Young homeschoolers may a bit confused as to why they don't go to a "regular" school like the characters in the story, but overall, this is a nice book introducing children to the concept of school and polite social interactions.

There's not much more traumatic in a child's, or parent's life for that matter, than sending your kid off to school for the very first time. In Blues goes to School you can show your child just how fun the first day of school can be. Blue gets to have story time, paint, and meet new friends in this cute adventure. He even has to learn about sharing as someone eles sits in his spot. Wonderful tale for those new school children!

This is a fun book about Blue, and when she goes to school. It makes little kids think about what they would do if they were in Blue's situation. It is a really fun book!

Blue fans will love this story set in school. Blue encounters situations that any preschooler might encounter and then the reader is given two visual choices to decide which would be the right course of action. I wish life came with such a helpful manual. Go ahead, your preschooler will love it.

Got this for my daughter for Xmas. The condition was excellent and I can't wait for my daughter to open it. Thank you again Amazon for selling Blue's Clues products. Don't ever stop!!

My son loves Blues Clues and was just starting Pre-K. It was anice 1st day gift. I Think the story would be good for pre-K to 1st grade (However, Blue has lunch at school and Pre-K usally doesn't).

My son and daughter are big Blue Clue's Fan, and when my daughter got this book she replied "oh it's my favorite!" The story is simple and sweet. Blue goes to school and gets himself into situations and the readers need to help Blue decide how to solve the problem. My 2 1/2 year old was able to figure out the solutions to the problems, just like she does when watching the show. It holds her interest, yet is simple enough for her to "read" on her own. Very cute.

I got a number of these books for my 4-year old nephew for his birthday, and he has absolutely loved reading them.

Blue Goes to School" lets us take a look a look at the things Blue does during her school day with her friends Magenta, Green Puppy, Orange Kitten and Purple Kangaroo. It's not her first time, there, the characters are obviously all settled in and know each other. The teacher is Mrs. Marigold, who directs the classes to their various activities, but otherwise lets the class be reasonably free-form.

Throughout the school day, Blue has to deal with a number of situations. We help her to find her cubbyhole (which is labeled with her picture), to paint a picture (more basic color-mixing teaching) and to choose what to do when somebody's sitting in her favorite spot.

Another wonderful "Blue's Clues" reading experience. I felt that the "Blue Takes You to School" TV episode was a bit too rushed, but this story was nice. One of the highlights of the book was the "A Puppy's Day" story, featuring a retelling of a game of Blue's Clues Oh, and watch for the three hidden snails in this book --- I believe this is the first one they show up in.

The opening note for this book says that they wanted "to use Blue as a model for how a preschooler might, stop, think and act in a tough situation." It "focuses on "preschool pro-social situations."