Five Summery Tales! Summer Treasure; The Garden Project; The Counting Race; The Playground Problem; The First Day of School

The first graders at Robin Hill School celebrate summer in these five easy-to-follow Level 1 Ready-to-Read stories in one big paperback bind-up with foil on the cover!

It’s summer for the kids in Mrs. Connor’s class at Robin Hill School. The first graders go to the beach, have a counting race, plant a garden, and play on the playground. Before long, it’s time to get ready to go back to school. Celebrate the season with five Robin Hill School stories in one book for beginning readers!

This adorable book includes:
Summer Treasure
The Counting Project
The Counting Race
The Playground Problem
The First Day of School

Margaret McNamara, the pseudonym of literary agent Brenda Bowen, is the Christopher Award–winning author of the long-running Robin Hill School series, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. She is also the author of the Mr. Tiffin’s Classroom series (all illustrated by G. Brian Karas), including How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, which was awarded the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Gold Award, and The Dinosaur Expert, which received three starred reviews. Among her many other picture books is Vote for Our Future, illustrated by Micah Player, which Kirkus Reviews called “essential” in a starred review. Margaret McNamara lives in New York City and spends as much of the summer as she can in Maine. 

Mike Gordon illustrates the Robin Hill School series and has an extensive and varied background in illustration and design. He lives with his family in Santa Barbara, California.