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Eliza's Kindergarten Surprise Hardcover – Bargain Price, July 1, 2007

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  • Age Range: 6 - 8 years
  • Grade Level: 1st - 3rd
  • Hardcover: 29 pages
  • Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing (July 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761453512
  • ASIN: B0064XF5YS
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,823,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA super sweet gift
By Econ Teacher on August 1, 2010
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As my daughter prepared to enter Kindergarten I anticipated her anxiety with a full day program five days a week, sans mom. I purchased this book and created a mommy doll for my daughter to take to school with her, just as the girl created in the story. I presented the book to my daughter the night before school started and when we finished reading it (and I finished drying my eyes!) my daughter told me she would miss me when she went to school. At that moment, I presented her with the doll I had made and she was absolutely surprised and excited to have a mommy doll to take to school. What I wasn't expecting was that she wanted to make a doll for me to take to work, so I would not miss her so much! She dug out the doll the other day and told me she is going to put it in her new backpack for 1st grade. I was pleased to see that this concept is really a comfort to her. It was easy to make a clothespin doll. Furthermore, the transition to Kindergarten went well!
I recently loaned the book to a friend so she could do the same for her daughter. The book presents a great idea and a very cute but totally thoughtful approach to dealing with the anxiety that comes with the whole school experience.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy daughter loved this story.
By Kathy on April 5, 2014
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My daughter is almost 3 years old so she is ready for preschool, this book is helping her a lot with the separation of us when she has to go to school (and it's helping me too) I really recommend this book, lovely way to tell your kids that distance is not important if you love somebody and has this person in your heart.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a charming story about Eliza and her first day in kindergarten that many children will relate to
By Deb HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 27, 2013
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Mommy and Eliza were standing outside the school where the flag was keeping watch over everything. It was Eliza’s “first day of kindergarten” and she began to cry. The tears came out of her big blue eyes and began to run down her cheeks. No, Eliza didn’t want to go to school, but Mommy tried to comfort her. She kissed her fingertips and put that kiss right in the heart pocket of Eliza’s jumper. “You can carry my kiss in your pocket all day long,” Mommy told her. That way Eliza’s mommy would be close by, but when her teacher took her into the classroom Mommy simply wasn’t there.

Everyone was singing during circle time, but not Eliza. She was worried about Mommy and when she touched the heart on her jumper, “her pocket felt empty, too empty inside.” Eliza began to find little things that reminded her of Mommy. There were little buttons that were the color or her shoes and into her pocket they went. When smiling Ruth asked her to play tag on the playground, Eliza said, “I don’t feel like playing.” She hid in the tunnel on the playground and found a little pebble that was “smooth and bright like Mommy’s skin.” Into the pocket it went, but Eliza’s heart was still empty. Was there anything that would help Eliza feel less lonesome for her mother?

This is a charming story about Eliza and her first day in kindergarten that many children will relate to. Of course when Eliza cries out “I want my Mommy!” that’s something that more than one parent can relate to. Leaving home to go to kindergarten is a difficult thing for both the child and parent or caretaker. Even Eliza’s Mommy has her special way of keeping her little girl close to her heart. The artwork is bright, colorful and catches the emotion of that dreaded day.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsAlso known as Eliza's Love Pocket of Power.
By Armando N. Roman VINE VOICE on February 25, 2013
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Not too long ago, we got Eliza's Kindergarten Pet from the Vine Program. My daughter, who's in kindergarten, enjoyed the book and even brought it to class for her teacher to read one day. When she saw that there was another book with Eliza, she asked if we could get it. I was actually surprised she recognized Eliza immediately in the small image! Personally, I think this book is a little better than Eliza's Kindergarten Pet, having some heart put into the story. This is a very good book for kids who are entering kindergarten soon, or have just recently started and are worried about leaving mom and dad for the first time.

Eliza's not too happy about not seeing her mom anymore now that she's in kindergarten, and worries about her through the whole day. She cries when her mom's about to leave, but mom kisses her own fingertips and places the kiss in Eliza's pocket. "It will be right by your heart. Then I won't seem so far away" she says. She starts school, and still isn't having much fun at first. But soon Eliza finds two blue buttons on the floor that remind her of her mom's shoes. She tucks them in her pocket and goes about her day. As the day goes on, she finds a few other objects, tucks them in her pocket, and eventually makes a small doll of her mom with all of them.

It was surprisingly cute when Eliza made the doll of her mom, and is the kind of thing you could really see a kid missing their parent doing. I liked that this story was realistic in how it did this. My daughter thought it was cool as well. The illustrations are basic, just like in the other Eliza story, and get the job done. Like I said, there's a little more substance to this one than with Kindergarten Pet, and we've actually read this one a few more times by my daughter's request.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsGood story.

When my girl and I read the book on kindle. The font size is way too small. Two pages tried to fit on the kindle screen?! We tried to zoom it or enlarge them but didn't work. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

My granddaughter loved it!

Published 17 months ago by Paula Hemenway
5.0 out of 5 starswonderful story of separation & coming back together!!!!

I choose this story for my granddaughters, one of which started kindergarten 5 week ago!!! Great book & content, yea

Published 19 months ago by Carlene Elmore
5.0 out of 5 starsvery sweet and cute

Flowed very well. My son and daughter both enjoyed this boo, 5 and 8. Great to read for a bedtime book.

Published 23 months ago by Naples gal
4.0 out of 5 starsNice book.

We enjoyed it. Nice story. Good length for a kindergarteners.the artwork is great. We will need to find more Eliza books.

Published on April 2, 2014 by James Currie
5.0 out of 5 starsloved it

It was awesome. Liza was cute and made her mom . Friends tried to make her like kindergarten . She loved it. It was a sweet story. ( reviewed by 6 year old Bella )

Published on April 2, 2014 by Kim L Lynch
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book

My five year old loved this story. Of course the fact her name is Eliza was a a very big plus.

Published on March 22, 2014 by paul coughlin
3.0 out of 5 starsGreat story...doesn't look good on Kindle Fire screen

This is a great story, but the display for the Kindle Fire was tiny...two pages at a time on the screen. Read more

Published on September 4, 2013 by LJH
4.0 out of 5 starsEmpower your little one with this cute story.

This story is similar to how I prepared my son for preschool a few years ago. I put lots of kisses on the inside of his palm, so that when he missed me, he could put his hand on... Read more

Published on May 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Mack
5.0 out of 5 starsCute

Nice for kids lovingly a good bedtime story a favorite book of mine good for 2 grade and lower its a great story

Published on May 21, 2013 by pretty panda

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