It's Clarine's first day at her new school and she hopes to make lots of friends. But somehow things just don't go right, until Grandpa lets her into a special secret ...This vibrant multicultural book, with its heartwarming story about starting school and making friends, is perfect for sharing with young children.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alex Ayliffe is a bestselling author and illustrator. Her characteristic paper collage illustrations won her the Sainsbury's Best Book for Babies award. RITA PHILLIPS MITCHELL was born in Belize but has lived in the UK since the 1960s. She is a retired primary head-teacher, who has also taught EFL. Her other picture books include One for You, One for Me (Walker) and The Gotcha Smile (Orchard). She lives in Essex.