The Night Before First Grade

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 21 July 2005

It's the night before the Big Day—first grade. Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore's classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers—as well as the “heroine” of the story—and help all about-to-be first-graders through their own back-to-school jitters.

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
• Release : 14 August 2022

Penny's excitement over the start of first grade turns to sadness when she and her best friend are placed in different classrooms, but they make the best of it--and some new friends--in a poem based on "The Night Before Christmas." Original.

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
• Release : 14 August 2022

Penny's excitement over the start of first grade turns to sadness when she and her best friend are placed different classrooms, but they make the best of it--and some new friends--in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas."

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 09 July 2001

It's the first day of school! Join the kids as they prepare for kindergarten, packing school supplies, posing for pictures, and the hardest part of all—saying good-bye to Mom and Dad. But maybe it won't be so hard once they discover just how much fun kindergarten really is! Colorful illustrations illuminate this uplifting takeoff on the classic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem.

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 12 May 2011

It's the night before preschool, and a little boy named Billy is so nervous he can't fall asleep. The friends he makes the next day at school give him a reason not to sleep the next night, either: he's too excited about going back! The book's simple rhyming text and sweet illustrations will soothe any child's fears about the first day of school.

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 28 June 2022

Grab your backpack and get ready for the second grade in the latest big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series! It's the night before a young boy's first day of second grade, and he's excited. He's spent all summer reading and preparing for the year ahead, and he can't wait to learn more about what fun surprises second grade has to offer. Join him and his friends on their journey through the new school year in this

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 01 December 2005

The 100th day of school is almost here and one student is desperate to find 100 of anything to bring to class. Then all of sudden inspiration strikes, and he comes up with a surprise that makes the 100th day celebration one to remember! This hilarious story of a popular school tradition offers a perfect modern twist on Clement C. Moore’s classic poem.

• Author : D.J. Steinberg
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 28 June 2016

The funny follow-up to Kindergarten, Here I Come! First grade -- it's the big time! After all, it's a real honest to goodness grade. In verses that are both funny and full of heart, D.J. Steinberg celebrates big and small moments, ones that all young "scholars" will relate to -- baby teeth that won't fall out, choosing the perfect library book, celebrating Pajama Day, and wrangling with the mysteries of spelling. From the first day of school to the

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 10 May 2007

The first day of summer camp is almost here, and one little camper doesn’t know what to expect. For a while everything is hunkydory . . . until rest time rolls around and he gets a bad case of nervous butterflies. But an unlikely friend appears out of the crowd and reassures him that the best cure for the summertime blues is tons of summertime fun! A sweetly reassuring story, once again told in verse to the meter of Clement Moore’s

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 22 January 2009

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this installment of Natasha Wing’s best-selling series, a fun read-aloud sure to keep kids engaged and laughing out loud! It's the night before St. Patrick's Day, and Tim and Maureen are wide awake setting traps to catch a leprechaun! When they wake the next morning to the sound of their dad playing the bagpipes and the smell of their mom cooking green eggs, they're shocked to find that they've actually caught a leprechaun.

• Author : Robert Quackenbush
• Publisher : HarperCollins
• Release : 15 November 2011

Perfect for nervous/excited kids about to go to school (and their parents!), this engaging story convinces parents and children alike that there is no place cooler than a first-grade classroom. Time to shake those jitters! Here is the story of a young boy who is about to enter first grade and doesn't know quite what to expect. Will his friends be there? Will he have to know how to read and spell? What if he can't understand anything his

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 09 April 2019

It's time to celebrate kindergarten graduation in Natasha Wing's best-selling series featuring rhyming text in the style of the classic Clement C. Moore holiday poem. Get ready for a major milestone: kindergarten graduation! Of course, there's a lot of preparation the night before as kids prepare for the momentous occasion. This is a great school-year follow-up to The Night Before Kindergarten!

• Author : Tish Rabe
• Publisher : HarperCollins
• Release : 19 June 2018

On the first day of first grade, there will be lots of fun! This is the perfect book to share with a kindergartner getting ready for the step up to "big kid" school! From choosing books to read to building things with clay to performing in a play, there are many exciting firsts to look forward to. Saying good-bye to mom and dad can be hard, but when the school bus pulls up, it’s time for some first-grade fun!

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 29 April 2002

A little girl and her family are getting ready to go on vacation . . . or at least they are trying to. In the effort to pack everything that will be needed, there's bound to be something overlooked, and what that is provides a funny ending to this meter-perfect "twist" on Clement Moore's classic.

• Author : Natasha Wing
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 06 July 2021

Grab your toothbrush and get ready for a trip to the dentist in the latest big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series! It's the night before a young boy's check-up with the dentist. He's lost four teeth, and two big ones have come in already! So what does he do? He brushes and brushes his teeth to make sure his smile is super bright, of course! Join him on his journey to explore the ins and outs