Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?
"He is if he's got a backpack, of course. ..To this tongue-in-cheek direct-address text, Jennewein matches clean, cartoon compositions ...The giant ruminant's goofy grin matches that of his redheaded owner's and heightens the ridiculousness of the scenario. As an embodiment of school anxiety, this buffalo leads the herd."
"He is if he's got a backpack, of course. ..To this tongue-in-cheek direct-address text, Jennewein matches clean, cartoon compositions ...The giant ruminant's goofy grin matches that of his redheaded owner's and heightens the ridiculousness of the scenario. As an embodiment of school anxiety, this buffalo leads the herd."
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"This wacky picture book, with its bold cartoonlike illustrations of a buffalo that snorts, dances, and makes faces, may help apprehensive youngsters to be more at ease about going to school ... Vernick's amusing tale will prove handy as a first day of school recommendation for children and teachers alike."
"Audrey Vernick's witty, conversational text reads like a pep talk as she transfers typical first-day anxieties from child to buffalo with hilarious consequences ... The diversity of the students in buffalo's classroom is also a nice touch in this book that celebrates the differences among us ... Provides a welcome reprieve from the standard back-to-school, easing-the-jitters books. Two hooves up."
"As with the beloved Clifford the Big Red Dog, size is a bit of an issue for a buffalo kindergartner. However, Audrey Vernick's witty text makes this shy student a super-sized hit as he adjusts to his new classroom ... Little ones about to spend their first days in kindergarten will be reassured by this big guy's successful efforts to fit in."
"This book should add some laughs while reassuring children that they are, in fact, ready for the big leap into school ... Just the thing to calm those night-before nerves."
This story's simple lesson about individuality is cleverly expressed through Vernick's gentle wit and Jennewein's crayon-outlined kindergartners--most of all, the furry and
ungainly reader surrogate with whom kids will readily relate." (starred review)