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Princess Posey #6
Princess Posey and the New First Grader
Posey and her best friends, Nikki and Ava, do everything together. Then, new girl Grace joins Miss Lee's first grade class, and Posey worries that everything will change. Nikki and Ava can't stop talking about Grace's long princess hair, and when she joins the girls' recess games, they like her way of doing things better than Posey's. But when Grace accidentally teases Posey, she's had she doesn't want to play with Grace ever again! Can Posey's princess tutu help her find a way to get along with the new student?
96 pages, Paperback
First published June 27, 2013
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August 10, 2022
I read this book with my daughter and her friend and it was really good, so much better than the Junie B books! Princess Posey is faced with jealousy and how to deal with friendship dynamics, how ever even though she struggles, she eventually learns.
Also, I am thankful that the book uses proper grammar!
Also, I am thankful that the book uses proper grammar!
September 5, 2023
A great story which shows a great deal of empathy in a situation which so many kids find themselves in - feeling jealous over the arrival of someone new at school. As usual Posey finds the solution in a way that teaches and entertains. Still loving this series!
Edit to add: Really loved this book the second time around too! I love how Posey finds empathy by playing with her stuffed animals. What a great way to teach a child to think about how someone else thinks. Great story!
Edit to add: Really loved this book the second time around too! I love how Posey finds empathy by playing with her stuffed animals. What a great way to teach a child to think about how someone else thinks. Great story!
October 24, 2014
One of my daughter's favorite series :) she says 5 stars, no stars less!
September 7, 2017
We read this book together as a bedtime story and we enjoyed every page. We breezed right through this book and she comprehended everything. Even learned about a cowlick. I recommend this book for beginner readers. It was great
July 4, 2023
3.5 stars. This book is about a new girl coming to the class. At first Posey is jealous and then they work it out and find that everyone has their own place. This was good enough at the time, but not very memorable.
December 27, 2025
When a new girl, Grace, joins Posey's class, Miss Lee signs Posey to help Grace fit in. But Posey doesn't want to help Grace. She just wants to be friends with her old friends. A wonderful book about adjusting to someone new.
September 10, 2017
I love this book!
January 7, 2025
27 mins audiobook
February 14, 2026
I’ve reread this so many times! So cute!!! 3.5 stars
October 17, 2020
This one was especially wonderful. She handles the intricacies of being the new kid, feeling left out, and balancing both perspectives of the hurt feelings so well! LOVE these books!
December 19, 2016
There’s a new girl in Posey’s first grade class. Her name is Grace, she has long hair, and she dresses all in yellow. Ava and Nikki immediately want to be friends with her, but Posey is happy with the friends she has. Besides, Grace doesn’t even know how to play the hopping game properly! As Grace settles into her new class, Posey becomes more and more jealous of her newfound friendship with Posey’s own friends until the girls find themselves in a big fight that can only be resolved with the help of their kind and patient teacher.
The Posey books are always delightful, and this one is no exception. Stephanie Greene covers everything that could ever worry a first grader, and she does it in the most comforting and warm way. In this book, I love the way she balances the excitement of an interesting new girl joining the class with Posey’s worries over how this will change her own friendships. The reader can fully sympathize with Posey’s concerns, but they might also find themselves fascinated with Grace, like Ava and Nikki are. Greene does a great job of leading the reader to the conclusion that there is always room for a new friend, and I appreciate that Posey figures this out mostly on her own, instead of from a preachy adult. I can imagine six-year-old girls looking to Posey as a guide on their own journey through first grade, and Posey fulfills that role admirably!
There are always moments in Posey stories that stand out for me, and this book had a few. First, I loved the moment where Posey is sitting next to Daniel in the car, and she points out that he is snoring. I thought Posey’s reaction, to complain that “he’s breathing his germs all over,” was a great insight into the way older siblings sometimes feel about their younger ones, and also a great way to indicate how Posey is feeling without her having to say it out loud. I also loved the misunderstanding that ensues from Grace mispronouncing “cowlick” as “cow lips.” Finally, I enjoyed the way Posey works things out in her mind by acting out classroom scenarios with her stuffed animals at home. I think this is exactly what real kids do, and I love that it brings Posey to her own conclusion about how to be a friend to the new girl.
The Posey books are always delightful, and this one is no exception. Stephanie Greene covers everything that could ever worry a first grader, and she does it in the most comforting and warm way. In this book, I love the way she balances the excitement of an interesting new girl joining the class with Posey’s worries over how this will change her own friendships. The reader can fully sympathize with Posey’s concerns, but they might also find themselves fascinated with Grace, like Ava and Nikki are. Greene does a great job of leading the reader to the conclusion that there is always room for a new friend, and I appreciate that Posey figures this out mostly on her own, instead of from a preachy adult. I can imagine six-year-old girls looking to Posey as a guide on their own journey through first grade, and Posey fulfills that role admirably!
There are always moments in Posey stories that stand out for me, and this book had a few. First, I loved the moment where Posey is sitting next to Daniel in the car, and she points out that he is snoring. I thought Posey’s reaction, to complain that “he’s breathing his germs all over,” was a great insight into the way older siblings sometimes feel about their younger ones, and also a great way to indicate how Posey is feeling without her having to say it out loud. I also loved the misunderstanding that ensues from Grace mispronouncing “cowlick” as “cow lips.” Finally, I enjoyed the way Posey works things out in her mind by acting out classroom scenarios with her stuffed animals at home. I think this is exactly what real kids do, and I love that it brings Posey to her own conclusion about how to be a friend to the new girl.
November 18, 2016
Summary: Posey has two best friends Nicki and Ava, they play and do everything together. Then one day a new student all dressed in yellow with long black princess hair named Grace joined their class. Posey was scared that her friends would like Grace more than her. Nicki and Ava talked about her hair and liked her games at recess more. Then one day Grace teases Posey about her "cowlips" Posey did not like that and had enough and didn't want to play with her again. They got in this big fight and the teacher resolved it that Grave didn't mean "cowlips" she meant "cowlick" and she explained what a cowlick is and they giggled a little. Posey becomes Graces reading buddy and all four of them became best friends. This book it a good transition book from picture books to beginning chapter book. It is a easy read with pictures. I really liked this book because this could happen in a classroom and they could all become friends.
Five higher level thinking questions:
-We could compare and contrast of different relationships in the book like Posey to Grace and then Posey to Ava and Nicki. How she really likes Ava and Nicki and not Grace at the beginning.
-We can change the point of view and write or read the story from Graces viewpoint.
-We can compare how Josey feels compared to how Grace feels.
-We could rewrite the ending that Posey and Grace didn't become friends then what would happen.
-We could look at how Posey acted and make opinions or judgements if it was right or wrong to act the way she was acting and how she should of acted.
Cite:
Greene, S., & Sisson, S. R. (2013). Princess Posey and the new first grader. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Five higher level thinking questions:
-We could compare and contrast of different relationships in the book like Posey to Grace and then Posey to Ava and Nicki. How she really likes Ava and Nicki and not Grace at the beginning.
-We can change the point of view and write or read the story from Graces viewpoint.
-We can compare how Josey feels compared to how Grace feels.
-We could rewrite the ending that Posey and Grace didn't become friends then what would happen.
-We could look at how Posey acted and make opinions or judgements if it was right or wrong to act the way she was acting and how she should of acted.
Cite:
Greene, S., & Sisson, S. R. (2013). Princess Posey and the new first grader. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
October 18, 2014
Posey loves to play magic games, read and spend time with her best friends Ava and Nikki. When a new girl moves to town, Posey feels very jealous. She tries to exclude Grace. Soon, she learns how much it hurts to be excluded. With the help of her teacher, she bonds with Grace and soon the four girls are best friends.
This book would be appropriate for independent readers between six and seven years old. The illustrations and widely spaced text will help young readers transition from picture books to chapter books. Posey also experiences very real emotions with which young readers will identify. The book could be used to help children understand theme and develop narrative skills.
This book would be appropriate for independent readers between six and seven years old. The illustrations and widely spaced text will help young readers transition from picture books to chapter books. Posey also experiences very real emotions with which young readers will identify. The book could be used to help children understand theme and develop narrative skills.
June 4, 2014
This book has been popular with many of my Literacy Center students. Although Posey is in first grade, her friendship dilemma—a new girl moves in and threatens the balance of Posey’s “peas in a pod” threesome—is applicable to girls of all ages. Some of my struggling readers who are in 4th and 5th grade are reading—and enjoying—this story. The format is that of a regular junior-fiction chapter book. The reading level is early second grade which makes it accessible, but not appearing too “babyish,” for the less-proficient older reader.
November 22, 2016
Grade 1 and up; in this relatable, age-appropriate entry in the PRINCESS POSEY series, Posey feels unhappy when a new girl enters her class and seems to hone in on her friendships, but she soon learns to be more understanding and open-minded. In addition to relatively simple sentence structure and short chapters that are perfect for newer readers, Posey's actions (and reactions) will likely feel very familiar and realistic to many readers - which could make this series an exciting first journey into chapter books. At the Chandler Library.
March 31, 2015
Posey has two best friends and does not need anyone else in her group of friends. A new girl, Grace, comes to Posey's first grade class, and Posey has no interest in including her. This quickly changes when Posey's two best friends start talking to Grace and wanting to hang out with her. Soon, Posey feels left out and realizes how hurtful it is to leave people out. She changes her mind and sees how much fun the four girls could have being new best friends.
November 18, 2016
Would you like a new girl to still your friends? if this happened did you and the new girl become friends? well i have a solution and it schold help. How about becoming there friends.
This book is about friend ship. There is many parts about friendship and there is a idiom that posey,nikki,and ava they are best friends and the idiom is they are 3 peas in a pod.
This book is about friend ship. There is many parts about friendship and there is a idiom that posey,nikki,and ava they are best friends and the idiom is they are 3 peas in a pod.
March 31, 2014
when a new first grader comes to Posey's first grade class her best friends start to hang out with her instead of Posey. so Posey has to think of a way to get her friends to hang out with her instead of the new first grader.
July 2, 2013
Love.
August 20, 2013
My 4yos are big fans of Posey - and here's another solid entry in the series. Posey has to adjust to new student Grace, making room in her circle of friends and her play. Keep 'em coming, Stephanie!
November 23, 2013
I did not enjoy this book. I feel as though the story was very basic and would not grab children to want to read. I know that I had a problem continuing on.
June 24, 2014
I liked it because its about not judging someone before you know the real person.
August 13, 2014
Loved that it captured the real girl dynamics of a new friend joining a trio.
October 28, 2015
A cute story about welcoming a new kid to the classroom.
October 3, 2019
It's more like 3.5 stars.
Posey is a likable character. The books are nice, soft, relaxing, calming reads.
April 18, 2017
Great description of learning to be friends with new kids and old friends.
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