Off to School, Baby Duck! - Softcover

Hest Amy; Barton Jill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0744577764 ISBN 13: 9780744577761

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Baby Duck is all a-jitter. She's off to school for the first time and she feels small and scared. But Grandpa's there waiting for her and, as ever, he knows just how to make her feel better.

About this title

About the Author:

Amy Hest says, "It's been a long time since I was a schoolgirl, but I STILL remember those first-day blues. Knots in my stomach, and all those secret worries. Would I have a friend? Would my teacher like me? If only I could just stay at home...Of course, I wasn't ALLOWED to stay home. Those grownups were so bossy, sending me off with a kiss and chopped-egg sandwich. 'Off to school, Amy Lynn!' Funny, I really liked school, maybe even loved school, once I got rid of those first-day blues."

Jill Barton says that the illustrations for the Baby Duck books, "indeed all my books, have been influenced by my own memories. My illustrations are laden with pickles and fruit and jam in neatly labeled jars, with fields and farms, ducks and pigs and horses and cats and dogs, and with farmers in bowler hats and flowered waistcoats, looking suspiciously like my Grandpa."

Synopsis:

Baby Duck is all a-jitter. It's her first day at school and she's feeling small and scared. She's worried that her teacher might be mean and that she might not make any friends. But Grandpa's at school waiting for her, to make her feel better.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0744577764
• ISBN 13: 9780744577761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32