ON MY WAY

written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola

genre: autobiography

summary: This book talks about a boy (the author himself) who will be starting the first grade after the summer. It talks about his doubts and hopes of what his future teacher and school will be. Illustrations are simple and there is definitely more text that pictures themselves.

characters: Tomie, his parents, Miss Kiniry

grade level: second grade through third grade

comments: I liked this book a lot because it was written from the perspective of a child, capturing his fears and uncertainties. It would definitely appealing to kids. They have to, however, be rather experienced readers to be able to read this book by themselves. But I would definitely recommend it.