[]
Sammy and Sunny's First Day of School
  • Published: 21 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593695753
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $37.00

Sammy and Sunny's First Day of School

Formats & editions
Hardback
21 Oct 2025
EBook
29 July 2025
Buy from…
The Nile Mighty Ape BookHub Whitcoulls The Warehouse Paper Plus Fishpond Book Hero Unity Books University Book Shop Find Local Retailers

An adorable and reassuring book for kids who are starting school for the first time, and a funny look at the similarities and differences between kindergarten and doggie daycare

It's the first day of kid school for Sammy and the first day of puppy school for Sunny. They both feel nervous, but they end up having a great time-- making friends, playing and napping, and learning all sorts of new things.

That afternoon, they tell Mom and each other all about day one, Sammy with words and Sunny in his own special way. But what will happen on day two? Sammy wonders. And readers are in for a very funny surprise!
  • Published: 21 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593695753
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $37.00
Categories:

About the authors

Nina LaCour

Nina LaCour is the author of the widely acclaimed Hold Still, The Disenchantments, Everything Leads to You, and the Michael L. Printz Award-winner We Are Okay. She is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of You Know Me Well. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in San Francisco, California. www.ninalacour.com
portrait photo of Nina LaCour

Praise for Sammy and Sunny's First Day of School

Praise for Nina LaCour's picture books
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle
"The sweet, inclusive story will resonate with children."—SLJ
*"A joyful and inclusive book that's just what’s needed for children whose parents have to be away for a period."—Booklist, starred

My Friend, Loonie
"Tender, well-paced . . . [a] gentle introduction to loss."—PW
"Charming and heartfelt"—SLJ

Praise for Elizabeth Lilly's picture books
Geraldine
"Lilly’s watercolor-and-ink drawings [are] vividly comic and emotionally astute."—Publishers Weekly, starred

Let Me Fix You a Plate
A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
"Lilly's illustrations convey warmth, atmosphere, and a wealth of detail."—Horn Book