First Year Letters Book

Full-color illustrations

Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell delighted children in First Day Jitters. Now her class is learning to write letters for their classroom post office. Follow the class's humorous letters through the school year.

Julie Danneberg has written many children's books, including First Day Jitters and Amidst the Gold Dust: Women Who Forged the West (Fulcrum Pub). She lives in Englewood, Colorado.

Judy Love has illustrated several children's books, including The Witch Who Wanted to Be a Princess and First Day Jitters. She lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Publishers Weekly

Mrs. Harwell from First Day Jitters (1982) returns for another chaotic school year in First Year Letters by Julie Danneberg, illus. by Judy Love. The narrative consists of letters that the students write to their teacher (sent via the classroom post office), candidly commenting on a variety of incidents. Eddie apologizes for throwing up on her shoes; Margaret compliments the teacher for leaping over a railing "like a real track star" to straighten up a stuffed buffalo while on a museum field trip.