Amber Brown is excited to be starting second grade--and a little nervous, too. But Amber Brown decides she's ready for whatever happens, and second grade had better be ready for Amber Brown!

My son and I read this book together the other night before he went to bed. Amber brown is nervous about going to second grade, and there are many different rumors about her new second-grade teacher. The book has different elements that are relevant to this age group. Amber Brown finally goes to the first day of second grade and realizes her teacher is so lovely, and she will have just as much fun in second grade as she did in first. My son liked this book because he resonated with the fear of going to a different level after becoming comfortable in the previous grade. Amber Brown overcame her fear, and so can you. ( )

I like this book because it tells of Amber Brown's dreading her first day of second grade with a new teacher whom she has never met. It shows how she is so afraid of what her teacher is going to be like. By the end of the book she loves her teacher, so she feels comfortable in second grade now.

GR: K
GL: 2.3
DRA: 18
Lexile: 300L

Garden State Children's Book Award Winner 2005 Easy Reader