Deirdre Sullivan (1)

This story is about a little girl named Ming who is starting her first day of preschool. It follows her journey throughout the beginning of preschool, and Ming getting acclimated to her new surroundings and beginning her school journey. It follows Ming as she meets new friends, and everything typical preschoolers learn. She learns how to do tasks typically learned in preschool such as how to glue, hello and goodbye. It also talks about how she conquers certain tasks such as touching worms with her bare hands and playing in the mud. It also talks about tasks that she is not quite ready to conquer yet, such as going down the big red slide. I enjoyed this book very much and enjoyed the diversity it has brought to the table. I had not read this text previously, therefore it was a fun new experience for me. I think this would be a great book for very young children entering preschool to read with their parents. It talks about the preschool journey and overcoming fears that may arise as school begins.… (mehr)