![]() This story also has another unique concept that I think is a great tool for children. I think that this idea is so important for not only children, but everyone to remember. If we focus on finding the good, it can turn out to be beautiful. No matter your age, at some point in your life you will encounter a circumstance that is not ideal. I love the way such a large concept is simply relayed throughout this story. Each page had a different problem or event, but the class is able to overcome it together. Miss Bindergarten has a Wild Day in Kindergarten is another one of my favorite childhood books. Although things do not always go our way, if we look closely, we can find something wonderful. ![]() The theme of this story is that even in abnormal circumstances, there can still be joy and happiness. At the end of the book Miss Bindergarten and her students realize that even on the wildest and busiest days, there is still something wonderful to be seen in it. As the amount of events going on in the school get larger and larger, Miss Bindergarten has to get help from other teachers in the school. On each page the reader finds a new problem or experience that one of Miss Bindergarten’s students is facing. Miss Bindergarten has a Wild Day in Kindergarten is a fun and sweet tale about kindergarten teacher, Miss Bindergarten and her wild class. If so, what happened? How did their story end? I would emphasize the idea that bad days happen sometimes, but that, like the beautiful butterflies being released for everyone to enjoy, good things can happen even in the midst of a “bad day.” Extension activities for this book could include having the children use sequencing cards to re-create the life cycles of the plant and the butterfly like Miss Bindergarten’s class did. When sharing this book, I would talk to the children about what it means to have a “wild day” and ask them if they have ever experienced a “wild day” of their own. Fun extras include a representation of the kindergarteners from Miss Bindergarten’s class as they present the life cycles of a plant and a butterfly-the projects they were clearly working on during their “wild day.” A “class picture” at the very end of the book featuring each animal with his name, is an additional treat. Many pages make use of negative space to focus the eye on the immediate individual action occurring on the page at hand, and then the following page will pan back for a visually crowded, full view of the pandemonium occurring. Wolff’s illustrations are warm and entertaining, using bright colors to evoke the animated feel of a kindergarten classroom, and there is much to look at in the familiar school setting. Ultimately, the wild day ends on a positive note as one of the children accidentally sets all of the classroom butterflies loose for everyone in the school to enjoy. Lively and entertaining, this story also emphasizes the idea that it is okay to make mistakes and that sometimes accidents happen-which is a reassuring message for children. Families will appreciate the physical diversity apparent in Wolff’s illustrations, as there are animals of all sizes and shapes represented, including some characters with glasses, and one in a wheelchair. Slate’s subtle references to the alphabet-matching the first letter of each character’s first name to the type of animal they are, Adam Alligator, Brenda Beaver, and Christopher Cat for example, works as a clever delivery device for the alphabet because it incorporates each letter in proper order without feeling like overkill. ![]() ![]() Kindergarten children will relate easily to the issues and activities common to the kindergarten classroom, such as the different work stations and art activities featured on each page in which the characters are engaged throughout the story. Christopher Cat has a potty accident, Jesse Jaguar drops the bug jar, there are multiple messes, and even skinned knees on the playground. In this subtle ABC book, illustrations on the front end pages show that Miss Bindergarten’s “wild day” begins as she breaks her necklace, spills orange juice on her dress, and has her tire go flat on the way to school, and then comic mishaps continue throughout the school day as everything that could possibly go wrong in Kindergarten does go wrong.
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