Book Review: Omar and the Supertails: First Day of School (OT)

Omar and the Supertails: First Day of School, by Nicky Girl (Nicole Brown, 26 pp PB, 4-8 years, $13.99, 2026)

Learning Life Made Easy

Great lesson in this book, one so colorful your youngster so won't even realize that it's a lesson in living.

Differences are Super!

It is the first day of school and Omar is a bit leery - he is short, you see (but still taller than his best friend the monkey who has ADHD). As a matter of fact, all the Supertails kids at the Animal Academy have a different but still super difference - a superpower! For some, it's height, or sight and emotions, or even a wheelchair. And I bet your child knows friends with other superpowers, too.

Your child can make this book his own by writing his name in the space provided at the front. And he just might notice before you do, that each character is identified with their own color: the giraffe with green and - but I'll let you two to discover the rest

Rhyming is Hard to Do!

Kids love rhymes - they help them remember things. But rhyming is hard to do for an author. Fortunately author Nicky Girl has done an excellent job.