{"id":5626200455,"title":"Polka-dot Fixes Kindergarten","handle":"polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/catherine-urdahl\" title=\"link to catherine urdahl's bio\"\u003eCatherine Urdahl\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mai-s-kemble\" title=\"link to Mai Kemble's bio\"\u003eMai S. Kemble\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePolka-dot can fix anything . . . almost.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's Polka-dot's first day of kindergarten and armed with her trusty fix-it kit, she's ready for anything. But when she gets to school, everything goes wrong! Duct tape, soap, and polka-dot bandages aren't enough to fix her kindergarten catastrophes. And, when it comes to dealing with that meanie Liz, Polka-dot finds herself in a fix. Can she mend her relationship with her classmate?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/poppys-best-paper\"\u003ePoppy's Best Paper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ellie-may-on-april-fools-day\"\u003eEllie May on April Fools' Day\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-spread.jpg?11251855187821125164\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Urdahl, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine Urdahl is the author of \u003cem\u003eEmma's Question\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePolka-Dot Fixes Kindergarten\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Catherine Urdahl\" href=\"\/pages\/catherine-urdahl\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Catherine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMai S. Kemble, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMai S. Kemble has illustrated many children’s books, including \u003cem\u003eTaylor’s Birthday Party\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Can Speak Bully\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Moon and the Night Sweeper\u003c\/em\u003e, which she also wrote. Mai lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Mai S. Kemble\" href=\"\/pages\/mai-s-kemble\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Mai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Polka-dot encounters a mean girl on her first day of kindergarten, her confidence that she can fix anything is shaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven armed with only some runny soap, duct tape and spotted bandages, Polka-dot’s Grandpa can fix anything. And with a kit just like his, Polka-dot heads off for her first day of school believing she can, too. But then she gets on the wrong side of Liz, a stripes-wearing girl, who feels that Polka-dot is taking the teacher’s attention away from her. The runny soap fails to clean up Polka-dot’s paint accident, and the spotted bandages fail to cheer her up at recess when Liz is still being mean to her. But the duct tape proves the handiest tool of all in rescuing Liz from some teasing and cementing the two girls’ future friendship. The classroom teacher is depressingly obtuse—she kindly reminds the girls several times about kindergarten rules but never seems to notice the hurtful things Liz is saying to Polka-dot, with the result that Polka-dot thinks she doesn’t care. Kemble’s watercolor-and–colored-pencil illustrations are best at portraying relationships and feelings. Children will recognize these kindergarteners immediately, while the air between the two girls fairly sparks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKindergarten compassion and problem-solving rolled into one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-cvr.jpg?v=1458077024\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-hires.zip?7205679365189356017\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-738-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-737-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-312-7 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","published_at":"2016-03-22T09:34:00-04:00","created_at":"2016-03-15T17:18:33-04:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 3-6","Browse by Age_Ages 6-10","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Fiction","Browse by Format_Picture Book","Browse by Language_English","Browse by Subject_Life Lessons \u0026 Skills","girl"],"price":795,"price_min":795,"price_max":795,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":17774094343,"title":"Paperback","option1":"Paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"17387","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Polka-dot Fixes Kindergarten - Paperback","public_title":"Paperback","options":["Paperback"],"price":795,"weight":179,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":20,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"978-1-57091-738-7","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-cover.jpg?v=1586801208"],"featured_image":"\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-cover.jpg?v=1586801208","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Polka-dot Fixes Kindergarten book cover","id":2481734582351,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":777,"width":600,"src":"\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-cover.jpg?v=1586801208"},"aspect_ratio":0.772,"height":777,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/imaginebooks.net\/cdn\/shop\/products\/polka-dot-fixes-kindergarten-cover.jpg?v=1586801208","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/catherine-urdahl\" title=\"link to catherine urdahl's bio\"\u003eCatherine Urdahl\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mai-s-kemble\" title=\"link to Mai Kemble's bio\"\u003eMai S. 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She lives in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Catherine Urdahl\" href=\"\/pages\/catherine-urdahl\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Catherine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMai S. Kemble, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMai S. Kemble has illustrated many children’s books, including \u003cem\u003eTaylor’s Birthday Party\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Can Speak Bully\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Moon and the Night Sweeper\u003c\/em\u003e, which she also wrote. Mai lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Mai S. Kemble\" href=\"\/pages\/mai-s-kemble\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Mai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Polka-dot encounters a mean girl on her first day of kindergarten, her confidence that she can fix anything is shaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven armed with only some runny soap, duct tape and spotted bandages, Polka-dot’s Grandpa can fix anything. And with a kit just like his, Polka-dot heads off for her first day of school believing she can, too. But then she gets on the wrong side of Liz, a stripes-wearing girl, who feels that Polka-dot is taking the teacher’s attention away from her. The runny soap fails to clean up Polka-dot’s paint accident, and the spotted bandages fail to cheer her up at recess when Liz is still being mean to her. But the duct tape proves the handiest tool of all in rescuing Liz from some teasing and cementing the two girls’ future friendship. The classroom teacher is depressingly obtuse—she kindly reminds the girls several times about kindergarten rules but never seems to notice the hurtful things Liz is saying to Polka-dot, with the result that Polka-dot thinks she doesn’t care. Kemble’s watercolor-and–colored-pencil illustrations are best at portraying relationships and feelings. 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