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Maggie and Kate: A Friendship Begins

by Peggy A. Schmuldt; Illustrated by Ian P. Campbell

32 pages; Saddle stitched; catalogue #04-2230; ISBN 1-4120-4422-7; US$17.50, C$20.00, EUR14.50, £10.00

Maggie and Kate are going to kindergarten. Kate is nervous. Can Maggie help Kate? Will they become friends? Read this book to discover how understanding and caring leads to friendship.

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About the Book

Have you ever been scared about the first day of a new school year? Kate is starting kindergarten. She wants to stay home. Maggie is excited to start school. She knows she will have a great time because she has her special teddy bear, Root Bear, to keep her company. Can Maggie help Kate? Read all about their adventures as they begin kindergarten together and become great friends.

Reviewer's Comments

4 Stars given by Molly Martin, 20 + years as a California Classroom teacher:

Author Peggy Schmuldt, the Library Lady at Du Jardin School in Bloomingdale, Illinois teams with sixth grader Ian Campbell to produce an appealing work sure to please the target audience of 3 - 7 year olds. While both children followed in the tale are little girls, the narrative is one with which little folks of either sex can identify. Artwork a la the crayon drawing style of Syd Hof is sure to prove a child pleaser.

In addition to pleasure reading/listening time on the rug during story-time, Maggie and Kate: A Friendship Begins, has a place in classroom unit work on emotions and how to deal with them. Both Maggie's self assuredness and Kate' s worry are feelings I often encountered on the first day of a new Kindergarten or First Grade session. Writer Schmuldt has captured to perfection the emotions little folks cannot always voice. Artist Campbell's illustrations add to the work. Maggie and Kate: A Friendship Begins is a 'read to' work for the target audience and a 'read alone' for student mentors third grade and beyond reading level.

Enjoyed the read. This is a book I would use in my own Kindergarten or First Grade classroom. I am happy to recommend the book for the home pleasure library, school library and for home schoolers as well as for therapists working with young children who cannot always realize or relate what it is they are feeling.

Maggie and Kate: A Friendship Begins the first illustrated children's book written by author Schmuldt and illustrated by artist Campbell. I am happy to know more in the series are coming.

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About the Author and Illustrator

	Peggy Schmuldt is the "Loveable Library Lady" at Du Jardin School in Bloomingdale, Illinois. She lives with her husband, Doug, and has two children named Stephen and Daniel. This is her first children's book and she can't wait to continue Maggie and Kate's adventures together.
	Ian Campbell lives in Bloomingdale, Illinois, and is in sixth grade. Ian was very involved in his elementary school. He was secretary for the Student Council and he participated in Safety Patrol and Service Workers. Ian is starting Cadet Band this year. This is Ian's first illustrated children's book.

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