My First Day of School [Hardcover]

P. K. Hallinan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001 | Age Level: 3 and up

On the first day of kindergarten, a child finds out about nametags, safety, manners, bathrooms, snacks, games, and more.

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About the Author

P. K. Hallinan has been writing and illustrating books for children for more than 35 years. He writes inspirational stories about holidays, relationships, and life values. In addition to being a prolific author and illustrator, P. K. is an ordained minister and a well-known school speaker --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ideals Publications (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824953045
• ISBN-13: 978-0824953041
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,381,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

P.K. Hallinan began writing children's books 35 years ago when his wife asked him to make a book for their two young sons as a Christmas gift. He did, and the feedback he got from friends and neighbors inspired him to write more books. Since then, P.K. has written and illustrated 89 children's books and has sold more than 8,000,000 copies worldwide.

P.K. was born in Los Angeles in 1944 and spent his youth primarily in Bethesda, Maryland and in the San Fernando Valley. Although P.K. never studied art, his disappointment with the work of the artist assigned to illustrate his first book, motivated him to learn to draw. He has been illustrating his own books ever since.

"If I did any one thing right," says P.K., "I decided very early on to write books that help children and parents alike have better and happier lives. That decision has kept many of my books in-print for more than 25 years, because the values I teach are timeless."

P.K. is also an ordained minister and pastors his own small church, Joy Chapel, in Ashland, Oregon. He lives with his wife, Jeanne, in the mountains above Ashland and also at the beach, in Brookings, Oregon.

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57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the "First Day", June 18, 2000

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This review is from: My First Day of School (Paperback)

This is a cute book to read in the first few days of school. It discusses some of the typical worries that students have about starting school and helps to relieve tham in a humorus way. It is written in a rhyming fashion so students will want you to read it again and again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great read aloud for those who need assured for first day, August 19, 2008

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This review is from: My First Day of School (Paperback)

sharing this with incoming kindergarten students - they love the rhymes,and the relief that the character has when he realizes that he has already learned a lot from his first day at school!