SYNOPSIS:
Freckles loves being at home with her mom. The day her mom tells her that she must go to school, Freckles is both scared and upset. At school, she learns that things are not as scary as they seem and even makes a few friends. Meet Boots the kitten, he can’t stop grooming his paws. Dreamy the chick, she loves to nap. Tiger the puppy, thinks he’s a cat. Norma the fawn, she is shy and can move fast. Lastly, there is Donut the duckling and he loves to do everything in a circle. The books are based on of the author’s real-life pets that have their own special personalities like you will find in the books. The books contain not only funny parts for both parents and children to laugh at, but a lot of unique additions that you may not find in most children’s books. Learn more about where ideas for the stories came from, the unique things the pets did that were added to the story, animal facts and more! Signed by Freckles & the author (Freckles' paw print is stamped personally, into the book). MORALS/LIFE LESSONS: * Overcoming fear. * Making friends. * Trying new things. BOOK INFO: AUTHOR: Vickianne Caswell ILLUSTRATOR: Allissa Thompson EDITOR: Julie Faludi-Harpell PUBLISHER: 4 Paws Games and Publishing SOFTCOVER: 28 color illustrated pages. 8.5 x 8.5" size. Ages Pre-K/Kindergarten and up. ISBN 10: ISBN 13: |
Reviews
“Freckles is Scared of School,” is book 1 in Vickianne Caswell’s 'Freckles the Bunny Series', and is an adorable start to a series that children will enjoy reading. Freckles loves playing and spending time at home with her mom; however, Freckles is suddenly told that she is going to be starting school the next day. Freckles does not want to go to school and has dreams about how awful it will be. However, when Freckles arrives at school, she realizes school is not what she was expecting it to be and she enjoys her day with her classmates. When it is time to go home at the end of the school day, Freckles does not want to leave, but she is reminded she will be able to come back the next day.
This is a cute story that discusses beginning school, an experience that many children are anxious about just as Freckles is. Young children will enjoy reading about Freckles and be comforted that school is not scary and it is really is an enjoyable experience. I love that the author uses her own pets from her childhood as the characters in the book; it is such a sweet idea! Also, the animals are all different and, therefore, they create a diverse classroom for Freckles. Children will be in a classroom with other children who are different from themselves and this allows for learning about others, but it can also be a scary or intimidating experience to find oneself with others who are different. Freckles met different animals and although they had different ways of doing things, they had an enjoyable day together as a class and friends.
- Reviewed by Kristie Ingerto for Readers' Favorite (5 stars)
Freckles fears school and doesn’t want to go. But at her first day at school, she finds new friends and enjoys the activities so much that she doesn’t want to leave. This book is a good way to introduce children to the activities of school and makes it less intimidating.
This series is well illustrated with bright eye catching pictures that keep children entertained, while teaching them valuable life lessons in a fun and engaging way.
I highly recommend this series to anyone with younger children.
- Reviewed by J.D. Means (5 stars)
This is a cute book about Freckles the bunny and her first day at school. It is a great read for children before their big day. Freckles meets lots of animal friends, all of whom have great little personalities. This book is different from other animal stories. All the animals are based on real pets and they do actual animal things. Children will enjoy reading about Freckles, while learning about traits of different animals.
- Reviewed by Ashley Howland (4 stars)
Change can be a frightening thing, particularly when you are small and use to staying home with mum being able to play all day with familiar toys. When Freckles learns it is time to start school, like any child who is afraid of the unknown Freckles is rather apprehensive.
This is a delightful story about how to manage that fear. As Freckles meets her teacher and makes new friends she learns that school is not the scary place she imagined it to be after all. We are introduced to some cute furry friends that are not all necessarily bunnies. Each have their own little quirky traits like the duck named Donut that runs around in circles all the time, or Dreamy who always falls asleep, they are wonderful concepts that bring memorable life to each individual character.
This is a great book for parents to read to their preschoolers to prepare them for the beginning of the school year, or for teachers to read-aloud during those initial anxious first weeks of Kindergarten. Wonderfully written and illustrated in delightful animal characters this tale will find its way into the hearts of preschool age children everywhere.
- Reviewed by Sandra Bennett (5 stars)
Freckles fears school and doesn't want to go. But at her first day at school, she finds new friends and enjoys the activities so much that she doesn't want to leave. This book is a good way to introduce children to the activities of school and makes it less intimidating.
This series is well illustrated with bright eye catching pictures that keep children entertained, while teaching them valuable life lessons in a fun and engaging way.
I highly recommend this series to anyone with younger children.
- Amazon Customer (5 stars) (Review from Amazon.com)
Love the characters and the fun illustrations!
- Rhonda (5 stars) (Review from Amazon.com)
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