Miss Bindergarten Has a Wild Day in Kindergarten

Miss Bindergarten

by Joseph Slate, Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)

Things are always a little rowdy in a class of twenty-six kindergartners, but there are some days when chaos reigns. Watch what happens in Miss Bindergarten's rambunctious class when water overflows, ants are on the loose, and oozy paint smudges. How will Miss Bindergarten and the kindergartners get everything back in order? This is one kindergarten adventure not to be missed!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, School, School Stories, Animals, Fiction

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[The Crimson Fucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

if i was Miss Bindergarten... id shoot the little fuckers right there in kindergarte... the fuck!!! how come kindergarten teachers dont rank the highest amount suicide groups!?

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not realize this was a series; I imagine only the first one we read will be 5 stars, because all of these letters are exhausting! But discovering this world is quite an adventure: there are rhymes, colorful pictures, at least 27 different animals, and a lot of creativity. We loved all of the kids names, and that they alternated boy and girl names through the book. There was a lot of interactions going on, and my daughter liked following which children showed up in more than one scene. The activities/situations the kids were engaged in were very familiar to my daughter, even though she is in preschool not kindergarten.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miss Bindergarten and her class are having a day filled with crazy accidents and misadventures, but it manages to end on a happy note.

This is one of those books to pull out when the entire class is just having one of those days. Days where the teacher is torn between laughing or crying, and she goes home to write a novel about her experiences and then sleeps very well. It's an all too believable scenario, but told in a fun way. The class features a variety of animals and kids with names A-Z so kids will also just enjoy this silly read any time and get to practice their alphabet along the way.

[Angela De Groot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chaos reigns in Miss Bindergarten's class, but in a manageable, entertaining way. Fun illustrations and snappy rhymes makes this a very engaging read. This book packs in ABCs, plant and insect life cycles and animal types.

[Clwseattle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miss Bindergarten Has a Wild Day in Kindergarten is one of many kindergarten books I've read searching for a keepsake for my about-to-be kindergartner grandchild.

I'll read Miss Bindergarten Has a Wild Day in Kindergarten with my grand but I won't be buying it.

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dramatic day in kindergarten. Pay attention to the details in the art. Anthroporphized animal kids, whose names are presented in alphabetical order. Rhymes except when it doesn't. The author runs out of pages and loses the rhythm. The art is pretty good.

[Ellon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book to share with kindergarten students. Used it during my intro to the library lesson.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is for any teacher or class who has had a crazy day in which everything seems to go wrong. Teachers will recognize these things as things that happen everyday!

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute alphabet story about how crazy life in kindergarten is. And how beautiful.

[Goshen PL Childrens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read at CUTIES (Circle Time Stories)
Theme: Back to School

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I usually read this in class in spring cause wild days happened very often. The children seemed to still enjoy it remotely. Recommended.

Quarantine 2020 book.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this subtle ABC book, illustrations on the front end pages show that Miss Bindergarten’s “wild day” begins as she breaks her necklace, spills orange juice on her dress, and has her tire go flat on the way to school, and then comic mishaps continue throughout the school day as everything that could possibly go wrong in Kindergarten does go wrong. Christopher Cat has a potty accident, Jesse Jaguar drops the bug jar, there are multiple messes, and even skinned knees on the playground. Kindergarten children will relate easily to the issues and activities common to the kindergarten classroom, such as the different work stations and art activities featured on each page in which the characters are engaged throughout the story. Slate’s subtle references to the alphabet—matching the first letter of each character’s first name to the type of animal they are, Adam Alligator, Brenda Beaver, and Christopher Cat for example, works as a clever delivery device for the alphabet because it incorporates each letter in proper order without feeling like overkill. Families will appreciate the physical diversity apparent in Wolff’s illustrations, as there are animals of all sizes and shapes represented, including some characters with glasses, and one in a wheelchair. Lively and entertaining, this story also emphasizes the idea that it is okay to make mistakes and that sometimes accidents happen—which is a reassuring message for children. Ultimately, the wild day ends on a positive note as one of the children accidentally sets all of the classroom butterflies loose for everyone in the school to enjoy. Wolff’s illustrations are warm and entertaining, using bright colors to evoke the animated feel of a kindergarten classroom, and there is much to look at in the familiar school setting. Many pages make use of negative space to focus the eye on the immediate individual action occurring on the page at hand, and then the following page will pan back for a visually crowded, full view of the pandemonium occurring. Fun extras include a representation of the kindergarteners from Miss Bindergarten’s class as they present the life cycles of a plant and a butterfly—the projects they were clearly working on during their “wild day.” A “class picture” at the very end of the book featuring each animal with his name, is an additional treat. When sharing this book, I would talk to the children about what it means to have a “wild day” and ask them if they have ever experienced a “wild day” of their own. If so, what happened? How did their story end? I would emphasize the idea that bad days happen sometimes, but that, like the beautiful butterflies being released for everyone to enjoy, good things can happen even in the midst of a “bad day.” Extension activities for this book could include having the children use sequencing cards to re-create the life cycles of the plant and the butterfly like Miss Bindergarten’s class did.

[Cayia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miss Bindergarten has a Wild Day in Kindergarten is a fun and sweet tale about kindergarten teacher, Miss Bindergarten and her wild class. On each page the reader finds a new problem or experience that one of Miss Bindergarten’s students is facing. As the amount of events going on in the school get larger and larger, Miss Bindergarten has to get help from other teachers in the school. At the end of the book Miss Bindergarten and her students realize that even on the wildest and busiest days, there is still something wonderful to be seen in it. The theme of this story is that even in abnormal circumstances, there can still be joy and happiness. Although things do not always go our way, if we look closely, we can find something wonderful. Miss Bindergarten has a Wild Day in Kindergarten is another one of my favorite childhood books. Each page had a different problem or event, but the class is able to overcome it together. I love the way such a large concept is simply relayed throughout this story. No matter your age, at some point in your life you will encounter a circumstance that is not ideal. If we focus on finding the good, it can turn out to be beautiful. I think that this idea is so important for not only children, but everyone to remember. This story also has another unique concept that I think is a great tool for children. The first student in the classroom is Adam the Alligator. As the story goes on, each student’s name begins with the next letter of the alphabet, and they are an animal that begins with that letter as well. This is a great way to not only go through the ABC’s with children, but to also give them a picture representation of the letter, and something that starts with that letter. I would absolutely recommend this book for children. It is a sweet story, as well as an excellent teaching tool for teachers.

[Marjorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Is this what a day of teaching will be like?! All of Miss Bindergarten's students have a wild time in kindergarten. From Christopher who wets his pants to Sara who gets wet twice herself in other ways, it's clear that this classroom is a busy, busy place. Every student's name represents an alphabet letter that correlates with an animal. Franny is a frog, Ian is an iguana, and Yolanda is a yak so readers are not only learning their alphabet, but a little about animal species as well. There are two learning pages near the end depicting the life cycle of both plants and butterflies, reinforcing an ongoing theme throughout the book. The very last page was a surprise...it looked like a page out of a school yearbook, including all the students and school staff! I really thought that was a great touch. The illustrations clearly showed the mayhem that Miss Bindergarten faced with patience and the artist's rendition for the letter Z was done so well, Zach's face was priceless. You'll have to read this fun book to see why for yourself.

[Eva-Marie Nevarez · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a cute little book that we enjoyed reading. The story is very simple, not as complex as Julia's worked up to at the moment but we checked it out of the library anyway because we both liked the title.
I have to say that I think the repetition of "Miss Bindergarten and the ____ have a wild day in kindergarten" got old. I'd have liked to have those pages removed and some inserted that were similiar to the rest of the book. That sentence, once, at the end would have been sufficient.
The rhyming works, the illustration is good and the page at the end with animals from A-Z that each come with a name (think Kiki Kangaroo and Lenny Lion) was nice.
I'm not really getting the two pages, one each with a life cycle. One was the life cycle of a plant and the other a butterfly. Neither had much to do with the story and both were pretty confusing.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is our second book to read in the "Miss Bindergarten" series. (I don't know if there is an order to read them in or not.) These are fun books to read and the illustrations are fun for those children that aren't old enough to read yet. It also helps teach the alphabet. The story is rhyming and they start with children in the Kindergarten class story talks first of Adam, then Brenda, Christopher, Danny, Emily etc. And each name corresponds with that letter of an animal... Emily is an Elephant, Danny is a dog, Franny is a frog etc. So these books are a very fun FULLY packed way of not only entertainment but learning as well!

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very bright, colorful, and fun picture book for young readers. The picture books explains a very hectic day in a kindergarten class. It is a book that students, teachers, and parents can relate to. The book expresses all the things that can go wrong in a kindergarden class, but all of these negatives are wonderful learning experiences!

The book incorporates several characters that young readers can relate to. The author uses animals as the characters, with each character being very different and unique in their own way. I would recommend that kindergarden teachers read this to their class on the first day of school or when the class is having a hectic day!

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore the series and adventures of Miss Bindergarten. In this story, let's just say there was never a dull moment in Mrs. Bindergarten's class, the cafeteria, the nurses office and other places. The storytime preschool kids were observant with the illustrations, especially the butterfly page. The adults including myself were amazed with all of the activities which took place in this classroom.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

All of Miss Bindergarten's students from Adam-Zach have something happen to make a really wild day for everyone. Each character's name starts with the same letter as the animal that they are (Ophelia the Otter, Wanda the Wolf, etc.) The words are simple enough for preschool storytime. There's so much going on with the different animals, that I would feel more comfortable using it with early school age kids.

[Armanda Campbell]

This is a wild story about a teacher's crazy day in kindergarten. After each Incident, the author says "Miss Bindergarten has a wild day in kindergarten" . After reading a little of the story, the students could pick up on the repetition. It's is a great story to use to show the children how repeating phrases can be used in our stories.

[Danielle Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

This a good book to read to younger children when discussing the letters of the alphabet. I thought the illustrations were very detailed using the diversity of different animals. With such great pictures and not much writing, it makes it a good book for young children. It also introduces a a great amount of rhyme which makes it fun for kids to listen and learn their sounds.

[Katy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this series as a jumping off point for discussions with my kindergarten kids about how to act, why school is set up the way it is, etc. However, I find the illustrations to be deeply disturbing.

[Katy Houseman]

This is a great book for kindergarten. It introduces letters, counting, and it is a book every kindergartener can relate too. They will find it so interesting, because they are in kindergarten as well. Wonerful book to read during the first weeks of school.

[Lillie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Favorite part: When the ants crawled up the elephant's trunk, and when the butterflies and ladybugs flew all around the classroom! And some of the ladybugs crawled.

[Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really funny and helped me learn to stop peeing my pants.

[Marisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

my five year old thinks this is the funniest book ever.

[Stacy Vance · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a totally great book. All teachers should read this book to their students.

[Anthony Kline · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures in this book were very good. I didn't think this book flowed very well, but a young reader may like this because of the illustration and the little children humor.

[Alyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the illustrations in this book. There was a lot going on and you can definitely feel that it is a wild day in kindergarten.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are definitely lots of wild days in Kindergarten.