FIRST DAY

First Day is a classic and endearing story about six young children from diverse backgrounds on their rst day at school. With themes of independence, separation, play, friendship, and growing up, First Day is the perfect story for carers to read with young children who are just starting school.

On the first day of school... Alex hopes she will make a friend, Salma wants to learn to write NOW, Stephen is a little bit scared, and Penny is as wriggly as a tadpole. But what is that dog, Josh, up to? First Day was included in the International Board on Books for Young People Honour List, and was recommended by the Australian Department of Education to help carers prepare their children for school, when it was first published. It has now been reissued to continue to help young children. Margaret Wild is an Australian national treasure who writes perfectly pitched picture books that balance lightness, humour, meaning AND tell a story! Having written more than 70 picture books, Margaret displays a range of styles that find audiences and win awards right around the world. Kim Gamble illustrated over seventy books in his career including the interna tinal best-selling Tashi series, written by Anna Fienberg.