Amanda Pig, First Grader (Oliver and Amanda)

By Jean Van Leeuwen

Book Overview

It is time for first grade, and Amanda Pig is so excited. This year she won't have to take naps, she'll play on the big playground, and best of all, she will know how to read! But something is wrong, because when Amanda looks at her book, she recognizes the letters but not the words. Will she ever be able to read? In this funny installment of the award-winning Oliver and Amanda series, Amanda and her best friend, Lollipop, overcome nerves to discover what makes first grade so much fun. Jean Van Leeuwen and Ann Schweninger won an inaugural Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for the previous book in the series, Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803731817
• ISBN13: 9780803731813
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Dial
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.4" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 4 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

An inspiring and encouraging tale for young students ... things really do get better!

Amanda was all excited about the first grade and could hardly wait to get to school. There would be all kinds of interesting changes and the biggest one of all was that she would learn to read. Her friend Lollipop wasn't all that crazy about the whole idea and was worried about all kinds of things. Amanda tried to reassure her by saying, "First grade is going to be great!" They were going to be in Mrs. Mary Ann Pig's first grade room six and things looked promising. Promising things started to look kind of bad. Amanda really couldn't read (the words "I" and "and" didn't count). She didn't know her way around the school (lost is not good). She learned that big kids weren't all that nice at times (the big kids took their ball). Amanda Pig was a bit discouraged, but very soon things would start to look up for her! Amanda Pig, first grader, faced issues that many grade school children do. Children anticipate that everything will be wonderful, but the little things soon get in the way and can become quite discouraging. Jean Van Leeuwen's story of Amanda's school woes and the happy resolution will encourage and inspire many young children. Things usually do get better and brighter! Of course Ann Schweninger's illustrations always add just the right zing to make these stories even more charming and appealing.