All Rufus Leroy Williams III wants is to go to school so he can learn to read his favourite book. But there's one problem: he's a pig and Principal Lipid says: "no pigs in school!"" Rufus even gets a backpack, a lunchbox and a blanket to prove he's ready. But Mr. Lipid won't budge. Is there anything Rufus can do to change his mind? Kim Griswell and illustrator Valeri Gorbachev have created a love letter to reading that's also a charming, original and child-friendly first-day-of-school story."

 

This book was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award. It was recognised by the Oregon Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 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 2015 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

Kim T. Griswell has worked for Highlights for Children , The Mailbox Book Company, Boyds Mills Press, and Portable Press, and published short stories, articles, columns, blog posts, and books for educational publishers. Her picture books include Rufus Goes to School , Rufus Goes to Sea , and Rufus Blasts Off! (all Sterling; the first two were Oregon Book Awards finalists). In addition, Kim has taught writing workshops, visited schools, and done readings of her work across the country. She and her husband live in Ashland, OR. Find out more about Kim at kimgriswell. com. VALERI GORBACHEV has illustrated more than forty books for children, including his own Big Little Elephant and Skunk's Spring Surprise by Lesl a Newman. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.