I enjoyed this book. I think the pace of the book was just right and the characters were believable. The older brother was showing the little sister how to act on her first day of school, and was giving her all the wrong answers, but she was able to find that out on her own. This would be a great book for the first day of school for Kindergarden.

Genre: Fantasy

Setting: 3 stars

Review: Pickles is getting nervous about her first day of school. Her brother Ham tries to give her tips to help calm her nerves, but in some cases, he makes things worse. At the end of the story, he pulls through for her and all of Pickles' fears about school are gone. This book is a good example of fantasy because the story, characters, setting and events are made to be believable. There is a little realistic fiction element to the story because children can relate to Pickles' feelings about the first day of school.

Media: marker paper, black ink, markers, colored pencils, crayons, glitter, fabric paint, photographs, real flowers, rickrack, and beads ( )