Chrysanthemum Big Book: A First Day of School Book for Kids, (Paperback)

from Spinea1

I would use this story to teach problem and solution to strengthen comprehension.There is a lot of bullying that occurs in this book, and I could teach how the other students were making Chrysanthemum sad. Great book to use for the readers response portion of a reading lesson.

from jgiann2

In my opinion, this is an excellent book that teaches a valuable lesson to young children. There is a repetition of the main character's name, "Chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum," which is helpful for readers who are pronouncing this complex word. Some advanced vocabulary terms are used...

from tstato1

SUMMARY Chrysanthemum loved her name and loved the way it looked. When she went to school, her classmates were not so accepting of it, saying that it was too long and she was named after a flower. Chrysanthemum started to think her name was dreadful. Then, the students met Mrs. Twinkle, whose nam...

from bissettm

A heartwarming story about a young mouse who gets made fun of because of her different name. "Chrysanthemum" is her journey towards acceptance and self-love. Young children will love this book and relate to Chrysanthemum easily. A great read in the first week of school.

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This story is about a little mouse with the unusual name of Chrysanthemum. All her life her parents have told her that her name was absolutely perfect. As she begins her first day of school she soon realizes that her name is not like her other classmates. This story is great for first days in the...