''Emily's First 100 Days of School'' is a children's book written and illustrated by

Rosemary Wells Rosemary Wells (born January 29, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She is well known for using animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby (later adapted into ...

. Published by

Hyperion Books Hyperion Books can refer to: * Hachette Books, book publishing division formerly known as Hyperion Books * Disney-Hyperion, an imprint that was retained by Disney Publishing Worldwide when its division, Hyperion Books, was sold to Hachette USA publi ...

in 2000, it is about a young rabbit who learns the numbers 1 to 1 Hundred in many different ways, starting with the number 1 for the First Day of School.

Reception

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'' wrote: "Wells (Yoko, 1998, etc.) makes numbers fun and relevant to daily life in this longer than usual picture book."

Film adaptation

A thirty-six-minute animated film based on the book was released in 2006. Directed by

Gene Deitch Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons ...

, it was produced by JZ Media and Weston Woods Studios, Inc.

References

2000 children's books American picture books Schools in fiction Books about rabbits and hares {{children-book-stub