The Night before Preschool

The Night before Preschool


Author: Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Amy Wummer
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards: None
Grade: PK 

It was the night before preschool and every child was getting ready for bed and falling fast asleep. All but one little boy named Billy. The next day at preschool, Billy was really shy and did not play with the rest of the children. During nap time, he started to cry because he had forgotten  his bear at home. A girl offered her bunny and Billy fell fast asleep. Once he woke up, he was not so shy anymore and played with the rest of his classmates. At the end, he enjoyed preschool. 

I would not use this in my classroom, but would instead suggest parents to read this book with their child. The appropriate grade level for this book is PK because the characters are going through the same thing as them. If I were to use this in a unit, I would use it to evaluate the differences in Billy's feelings.