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welcome to storyline online brought to
you by the sag after foundation i'm
terry crews and today i'm going to read
the king of kindergarten
written by derek barnes and illustrated
by vanessa brantley newton
the morning sun blares through your
window like a million brass trumpets
it sits and shines behind your head like
a crown
mommy says that today
you are going to be the king of
kindergarten
you'll use a golden brush to clean ye
royal chiclets
you'll wash your own face with a cloth
burying the family crest
you'll dress yourself neatly in
hand-picked garments from the far off
villages of ash and kash
but gosh
you'll be ready to reign
my baby is heading to school mommy will
say during breakfast
but you're not a baby could a baby wolf
down a tower pancakes the way you can
i don't think so
you're growing up so fast daddy will say
and he'll be right i can't stay the same
size forever can i you'll say
one day i'll be taller than you daddy
and you'll be my little man
daddy will laugh
but you won't be joking
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then a big yellow carriage will deliver
you to a grand fortress
as you walk up to the towering doors
you'll remember mommy saying
hold your head high and greet everyone
with a brilliant beaming majestic smile
for you are the king of kindergarten
your teacher will welcome you with a
warm smile and friendly good morning
she'll be delighted by how you recite
your name with pride
when you head to your royal seat the
kids at your round table will wave and
say hi
like they've been waiting on you all
summer
so you smile back return the wave
and give them a cheerful hi everybody
the truth is you couldn't wait to meet
your kindergarten kingdom either
your teacher will go over classroom
rules and you'll all discuss important
matters such as shapes the alphabet and
the never-ending mystery of numbers
she'll even read a book about trucks
trains and tractors
whoa
it sounds like a lot
but you're the king of kindergarten
piece of cake
you will show your bravery at recess
when you go up to one of your classmates
and ask
marie
do you want to play with me
not only will she say yes
but she'll lead the way in helping you
save the kingdom by battling a
fire-breathing dragon
in the cafeteria the boy sitting next to
you will be missing dessert
you'll have packed your favorite
chocolate pudding with an extra cup just
in case
so you'll say to him
want a pudding howie
he'll say thanks and you won't mind at
all because what could be cooler than
sharing with new friends
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after a royal rest
you'll arise to sing and dance and bop
to a rhythmic beat
the day will be one you'll never forget
at the end of it your teacher will wish
you all a magnificent evening and bid
you farewell until dawn
on your way back home
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you'll think of all the things you can't
wait to tell your parents
i made a bunch of new friends
my teacher is nice
and recess is the best thing ever
and tomorrow
it will begin again
another day as the charming the
wonderful and the kind
king of kindergarten
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the thing i love about this book is that
it shows that sometimes new experiences
can be very scary
but with the right mindset you can go in
and you can conquer and make this a
wonderful wonderful thing
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