First day at preschool

My first day at nursery school

by Becky Edwards

The child in this story is taken to preschool by her mother for the first time and, naturally, once mum leaves, she becomes  anxious and just wants her mum. Gradually the girl starts to engage in the activities that are on offer at preschool such as playing with toys, painting, sticking, singing, dancing, playing instruments to name a few.  With each activity, the girl's anxiety diminishes and she really starts to enjoy herself until her mother arrives at the end of the day to pick her up.  "But I don't want to go home.... I want to stay at nursery."  A great title to read together with your child a few times before they start preschool.

Citation:

Edwards, Becky & Flintoft, Anthony. My first day at nursery school, New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books: Distributed by St. Martin's Press 2002.

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