Sea monster Ernest is starting his first day of school. But starting school is a big job! Fitting in when you're a sea monster is tough enough, and there's so much to learn and do--reading, singing, playing hide-and-seek with the fishermen, lunchtime in the algae patch....This funny, charming twist on the worries and joys of starting school will reassure and delight the smallest children and the largest sea monsters alike.

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 36 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2011 by Chronicle Books .

Kate Messner is the author of the E. B. White Honoree Over and Under the Snow. She was middle school teacher until recently (when she switched to writing full time) and gives workshops regularly to other teachers and other authors. Andy Rash is the hilarious illustrator of such books as Superhero School, Agent A to Agent Z and The Robots Are Coming. Kate Messner is the author of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. She teaches junior high in New York, where she lives with her husband and two children.