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Gilbert's excitement over starting first grade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughout the day there are pleasant surprises.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	De Groat, Diane
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	First day of school > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Animals > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Gilbert's excitement over starting first grade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughout the day there are pleasant surprises.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpage) : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:	006072613X 0060726156 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Diane deGroat received a BFA in commercial art from the Pratt Institute in 1969. She designed the first basic reading series for Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, before becoming a free-lancer in 1972. She has worked on advertising, editorial, and design projects, but her main focus has been children's book illustration. She is the illustrator of more than 130 children's books and has worked with Eve Bunting, Lois Lowry, Johanna Hurwitz, and Dr. Ruth. She is also the author-illustrator of the Gilbert and Friends series and the Annie Pitts series. Her picture book Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink was an IRA-CBC Children's Choice and State Children's Book Award winner in Arkansas and North Carolina. (Bowker Author Biography)