Tom Goes to Kindergarten by Margaret Wild and David Legge is a cute story about a panda bear named Tom who can't wait to go to kindergarten. Then suddenly, on his first day, he doesn't want his family to leave him there. He is delighted when his teacher allows his family to stay with him for his first day of school. They spend the day playing which the entire family enjoys! When Tom arrives to his second day of kindergarten his parents are the ones who do not want to leave Tom behind, but they must. Tom's parents go back to their daily lives and wait for Tom to get home so that they can all play together, like on that first day of school.
This story was not what I thought it would be. I thought it would be a great book to read to a class of kindergartners on their first day of school, but when Tom's parents were allowed to stay for the entire first day I changed my mind. It is great that the story showed the reader how much fun kindergarten can be, but I did not like that it did not teach independence to Tom on his first day of school. This was a cute book, but shouldn't be read in a classroom setting.
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