The Night Before Kindergarten
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought this sight-unseen as a book to read to my son before kindergarten. It sounded like it would get him excited for the big day. Unfortunately, this book focuses on the sad parents peering in on the kids and crying. It also sets the precedent that parents will stay during their first day and watch them, which is not allowed. If anything, this book makes kids concerned that their parents are crying without them... I'd skip this and look for an uplifting book about kindergarten."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this book for my grandson who is starting kindergarten. It is absolutely adorable and the perfect book for all those nervous little ones about to start their first day of "Big Kid" school. The story sweetly manages to address just about anything and everything a child could be worried about before the big day. It\'s wonderful.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Such a great book. It relieved a lot of anxiety that my daughter had about kindergarten and she didn't feel so alone in being nervous. I purchased the book about preschool last year and that helped as well. I'll write a little message to her in the book and put it in her hope chest for when she's older, after she starts school."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My daughter was starting school, and she received this book. It's such a cute story, and she was excited to start school after reading it. I purchased it for other little cousins in our family who were starting kindergarten too!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This has to be one of my favorite children's author. I bought these for my niece and nephew and soon will start the collection for my granddaughter ."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is such a great book! I purchased one for each of the kids for graduation in my sons preschool class! We have so many from this collection and absolutely love them!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’ve started a collection of these books by Natasha Wing and we always read them on the night before....... i have loved every one of them that we have purchased! This one about Kindergarten had me a little teary eyed about my baby going to big girl school but we enjoyed reading it together the night before. she signed the inside cover and dated it too! Good memories! She will day read that book her kid on the night before kindergarten!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My granddaughter was apprehensive about starting kindergarten, but this book seemed to alleviate some of her anxiety. My daughter reports that she has adapted very well, although I can’t give this book all the credit.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Had I known this was a series with "The Night Before First Grade" I would have purchased that one instead. My son is being homeschooled for Kindergarten this year but I figured this was a cute enough sounding book to get it. Then on the back of the book I read the other titles in this series and now plan to buy the one for First Grade.\n\nThat being said: this particular book is very well written and illustrated. The cute twist to the "T\'was the Night Before Christmas" is both familiar and fun!\n\nMy son enjoyed it so much that he had me read it three times in a row.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this before my nephew because - you guessed it - he started kindergarten this year. Due to COVID-19, he started virtual kindergarten, which added a whole new layer of anxiety on him. This book helped him a lot and we still read it often. It's a cute story and a quick read."}]