Amber Waiting by Nan Gregory

Amber Waiting Reviews

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  Rose Rosetree

  Amber has a problem. After school (kindergarten) her father doesn't come to school to pick her up. Routinely.
  
  How does she solve this problem? Like any unsupervised child, she tries to fix objective reality with her ideas and feelings.
  
  It's not that Amber knows what actions would be effective for getting her father to pick her up on time. Why would she? She's a kindergartener.
  
  INDIGNATION!
  
  That's this Goodreader's takeaway.
  
  What, the elementary school has a secretary, but neither that secretary nor any teacher nor the principal does anything to notice this problem? Then take steps to solve this problem.
  
  In reality, some elementary schools can be lousy, and staff are absent or don't care; but I would hope that most public schools in America have caring professionals on staff -- including guidance counselors. Most schools have a staff with experience of problems like this one, and could do something to get Amber better parenting. Even Family Services might be called in.
  
  MORE INDIGNATION toward WELL MEANING NAN GREGORY
  
  Is she trying to teach young children they have no adults to help them in life?
  
  Is she aiming to romanticize or glorify making do, while an irresponsible father leaves a five-year-old stuck with no transportation home?
  
  I'd call this book highly irresponsible. And the pretty illustrations do nothing to change that irresponsible message.
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  Sandy

  Hmmmm, I wanted to like this book. It is a good book but it is about a young girl named Amber, (I have a daughter named Amber) and she (both Ambers) have/had to wait for dad. He is late picking up Amber (in the book) and she is scared. I'm sure this has happened to my daughter too. I always had to wait for someone to pick me up from school, after school events, and then when I had kids I always had to wait for them while they did their things. But I always tried to be there when they were done. I hated that feeling of waiting. I feel you, Amber!(both of them)
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  Matthew

  Rule of three, sentence fragments, figurative language. It's all in here. Really loved this book. The subject of a father who consistently doesn't show up to pick up his kindergartener on time is a bummer, but the book is so well written. This is a good read, but expect to want yell or whack the father over the head for being so unapologetically irresponsible.
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  Amber

  Everyone gets busy and sometimes we forget this. Sometimes we don't stop to think how that hurts others when we do that. I would have this in the classroom espically for children who are late or parents are always late to help show them that it happens but here is a way to help the situation.
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  Lindi

  Waiting for her dad, late again to pick her up from kindergarten, Amber imagines flying him to the moon while she does all kinds of things and he has to wait for her. When he finally shows up, she has a new strategy for getting his attention, and it works!
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  Morgan

  Amber waiting is a good, relate-able book for young children. The story line is well put together as well as the illustrations. Amber is very similar to most young children in the situation. Very shy and reserved.
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  Amy Stipp

  Cute! Reminds me of days waiting for my dad! ...Where is he?!....Maybe on the moon!
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  Amanda Taylor

  This little girl waits for her dad after school. When he shows up two hours late she makes him realize that it is scary to be left alone.
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  Lindsey Steltenpohl

  This book is so true. I work at an after school program and kids just wait and wait for their parents and get upset if they are the last ones there.