It’s your little one’s first day of school. Is she excited and ready to go? Or quiet and scared? For your kids with special needs, it may be a bigger struggle to get them to cooperate. If she’s nervous about starting, read her this book, Worried Wendy Goes to School, to help curb her fears.
Worried Wendy Goes to School, by Jenna Lumbard, tells the story of a little girl who is about to start her first day of school. Wendy is afraid and thinks up all sorts of “what ifs” that she imagines happening to her. Because she doesn’t know what to
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Worried Wendy Goes to School By Jenna Lumbard $14.99 |
expect, she tries to find a way to weasel out of school. Wendy uses all the classic excuses (“What if I make a mistake while I’m there?”), and more (“Who will be there to button my sweater?”), but learns that maybe going to school won’t be that bad.
This book is the first for Lumbard, who was born with autism. Although she has never developed speech, she was able to learn how to read and to type out stories and poems she created. Through this book, she hopes to share her own experiences and encourage children who are afraid of the first day of school.
