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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2018-07-03
Page Count
40
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781534408944
Lexile
480
Themes
courage
emotions & feelings

Lena's Shoes Are Nervous: A First-Day-of-School Dilemma

Written by Keith Calabrese and Illustrated by Juana Medina

Today is a big day! Today, Lena starts kindergarten. She is very excited. But there’s just one problem…

Lena’s shoes are nervous.

Lena doesn’t want to miss out on her first day of school, but she can’t go without her favorite shoes! How can she convince them to be brave?

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2018-07-03
Page Count
40
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781534408944
Lexile
480
Themes
courage
emotions & feelings
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