The Original Art Show

MOM, IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN is selected as The Original Art 2012.

The New York times likes it, too.

MOM, IT’S MY FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN! 
Written and illustrated by Hyewon Yum.
40 pp. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 6)

In the enchanting world of Hyewon Yum (“There Are No Scary Wolves,” “The Twins’ Blanket”), parents are the frantic ones while children remain calm and confident. Mostly. Here, Mom worries that the school is big and that her 5-year-old could get lost. “Mom, it’s not that big,” he tells her. “I think it’s just right for a big boy like me.” But by the time they arrive at the classroom, his bright pink cheeks have faded to blue, and he has literally shrunk in size. Their roles flip back and forth until, at the end of the day, the boy assures his nervous mother that school is “awesome.” So is yet another book by Yum.

BookPage's review

August 2012

TAKING THE FIRST BRAVE STEP

by ROBIN SMITH

Each child, whether confident or nervous, stands on the edge of the great unknown when a new school year begins. These dandy books will help the youngest students face this big step toward independence.

In Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten! we find out that two people are anxious about the first day: mom and son. At first, the oversized boy bounces out of bed while the nervous mom (small and washed in anxious blue) drags her feet. Using color, size and varying perspectives to show the emotions of both generations of kindergartners, Hyewon Yum captures the nerves, bravado and excitement of the first day.

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