Countdown to Kindergarten, Alison McGhee
Countdown to Kindergarten, Alison McGhee
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Countdown to Kindergarten

Author: Alison McGhee

Narrator: Rachael Lillis

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 01/01/2004


Synopsis

Gently, and with great wit, this reassuring look at kindergarten jitters will bring comfort and smiles to any kindergartner and her family, who are counting down the days until the first day of school.

About Alison McGhee

Alison McGhee is the New York Times bestselling author of Someday, as well as Dear Sister, What I Leave Behind, Pablo and Birdy, Where We Are, Maybe a Fox with Kathi Appelt, Firefly Hollow, Little Boy, So Many Days, Star Bright, A Very Brave Witch, Dear Brother, and the Bink and Gollie books. Her other children’s books include All Rivers Flow to the Sea, Countdown to Kindergarten, and Snap!. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Laguna Beach, California. You can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eva-Marie on August 22, 2011

I echo another reviewers comments wholeheartedly. I'm sure my review will be so similar it'll be easy to tell which I'm talking about. Like the other reviewer, I would ONLY recommend this for children who are already VERY nervous about starting kindergarten. That was my first thought after finishing......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on March 31, 2011

This book is so adorable, I laughed mt whole way through it. Tells the story o fa little girl counting down the days to kindergarten and all the rules. She's heard from the 1st graders (the big kids). This would be a good book to read on the 1st day of school.......more

Goodreads review by Kiyoko on March 08, 2020

Dryly amusing with illustrations better than the story. I didn't follow the "I'm in Big Trouble" lead-in. Big Trouble as in Unsolved Problem vs Mom is Mad because I Filled My Shoes with Cat Food. Good for vocabulary but meh. Excellent illustrations like these: Maple syrup (new squishy bottle) Sign th......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on April 10, 2021

Book Title: Countdown to Kindergarten Author/Illustrator: Alison McGhee Reading Level: K Book Level: PK-1 Book Summary: The little girl in the book is starting kindergarten in a few days and she is worried because she doesn't know how to tie her shoes. She stresses about it for 10 days and tries differen......more

Goodreads review by Anna on March 02, 2025

This is a humorous book about a little girl who is very fearful to start Kindergarten in 10 days after hearing from a 1st grader that there are a lot of strict rules, especially knowing how to tie your shoes all by yourself. Throughout the book, she does everything she can to ruin her shoes out of h......more