Jana Frey » Now I'm Big, Now I'm Starting School! « Illustrated by Betina Gotzen-Beek 5+, January 2004 32 pages, 22.0 x 29.5 cm ISBN 978-3-7855-4935-3 hardcover 9,90 € (D) Rights sold: Chinese (Mainland), Polish

The twins Emil and Emilia can hardly wait to be schoolchildren! But they will both miss kindergarten, where they know their way around and have lots of friends. Will the twins cope with school? With bags full of sweets and brand-new backpacks, Emil and Emilia set off full of excitement for their first day at school. Jana Frey‘s sensitive stories and Betina Gotzen-Beek‘s painstaking illustrations in “Now I‘m Big, Now I‘m Starting School” give pre-school children the confidence to overcome their fears.