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I'm (Almost) Ready to Start School

Anna Milbourne

Age: 3+

Series: I'm Not Very

I'm (Almost) Ready to Start School

By: Anna Milbourne

Illustrated by Asa Gilland

Series : I'm Not Very

Age 3+

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A little girl encounters some last-minute nerves when she is almost ready to start school. Who will help make breakfast, walk the dog and keep grandpa company when she's not here? And what if she feels lonely being away from home? With good humour and a lot of patience, her grandparents help her see that school is the start of an exciting adventure that will open the world up for exploring, and enable her to make really good friends!
Extent:
24 pages
Dimensions:
296 x 235mm
Hardback ISBN:
9781805316855
Publication Date:
June 2026
Work Reference:
9442
Anna Milbourne
Growing up on the Wirral and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature and Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon.

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Asa Gilland

Åsa Gilland is a Swedish illustrator living in Jakarta, Indonesia with her family and cats in a little house beneath a gigantic bougainvillea tree. She studied interior design at Accademia Italiana Moda in Florence and spent many years as a graphic designer before pursuing her love for illustration and picture books. She works in a combination of traditional and digital media, drawing inspiration from the mixture of cultures in the world around her. Her children's book characters reflect the rich diversity of her own lived experience. She loves history, patterns and drawing people.

These friendly, heartwarming stories with illustrations and cut-outs help children in their social and emotional development.

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