FICTION

Alpaca Goes Back-A to School

by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (text) & illus. by Leeza Hernandez
Abrams/Appleseed. Jun. 2025. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781419773907.
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PreS-K–Starting a new school or going back to school after a long break can be scary for little ones. Alpaca is getting ready to start the school year, and Mama helps Alpaca get off on the right foot with shoes tied and a snack-a to pack-a. Singing songs, doing art, and making friends are all part of a successful first day, and even small struggles like a paint spill don’t ruin Alpaca’s day. Bardham-Quallen’s inventive rhyming pattern of adding “a” to anything with the “ack” sound at the end keeps the alpaca rhyming going from beginning to end, resulting in a bouncy read-aloud for little ones. Colorful graphic art represents the dynamic environment of an early childhood classroom and will get kids excited to go “back-a” to school.
VERDICT Recommended for school and public libraries: going back to school is an event that most children will encounter at one point or another.
Reviewed by Kristen Todd-Wurm , May 01, 2025

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