Ransom, Candice. Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten. Illustrated by Christine Grove. Doubleday, 2017. $17.99. ISBN 9780399554551. Unpaged. Ages 3-7. P7 Q7
Amanda starts kindergarten and imagines how things will go. A girl named Bitsy gets more attention than she does. Amanda decides to go to the second grade where her brother is. Bitsy goes to the second grade to find Amanda and their friendship starts. The inside and end cover pages have colorful polka dots. The illustrations show Amanda as her day progresses. It is realistic for a day at school. The facial expressions on Amanda and her friends add an extra element to the book. The message that sometimes we judge others by how we see them instead of getting to know them and giving them a chance comes through in this book.
Verdict: I highly recommend this book for elementary school libraries, personal libraries and classroom libraries. This book will help children navigate friendships.
June 2017 review by Tami Harris.
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