Sending your child off to school for the first time? Watching them move up a grade to a new class? You'll want to know about My Backpack Pal, a book and doll combination that is an exciting new Back-to-School Tradition. Created by two local teachers to help ease a child's transition to school, My Backpack Pal offers a tangible solution to common anxieties and fears as a student heads off to the classroom.
Students will be so excited when the pal arrives “magically’ in their backpacks before the first day. The plush doll even has a backpack that opens and is the perfect place to carry a message from home to school with the child. The colorfully illustrated book covers many common school anxieties - separating from parents while at school, the bus, bullies, and feeling lost.
In addition to being a fun and exciting tradition to start a child’s school experience, My Backpack Pal tackles these anxiety issues and offers the child a friend at their side on those first days of school. The book is both a story and a keepsake including special pages to name your Pal and chronicle your child’s first days of school, from pre-K through grade 6. There are also activity and coloring pages inside.
If ever in fear
Just look in your pack.
You’ll have your Pal.
Your Pal’s got your back!
My Backpack Pal was awarded the “Top 10 Feel Good” Toy at the NY City Toy Fair last year.
My Backpack Pal can be ordered online at this link. It can also be found on the shelves at your local Barnes & Noble stores in Eatontown and Freehold. Make sure to pick it up early in your back-to-school shopping so that you can prepare your child's new Pal for their first day of school this fall.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Chris Stella is an educator of 17 years with a Masters degree in Education and Administration. He resides with his wife in Red Bank, NJ. Chris has taught Middle and High School and received his Bachelors degree from Georgian Court University and his Masters degree from New Jersey City University. Robin Socol-Stella has worked as a teacher, consultant, and literacy coach for over 10 years. She earned her BA from George Washington University, Masters from Monmouth University, and a post-grad degree from New Jersey City University.
One very lucky Macaroni Kid Lincroft-Holmdel-Tinton Falls subscriber will win a My Backpack Pal for this back-to-school season! Simply click here to enter for your chance to win. All entries must be received by August 19th at 12:00 p.m. to be eligible for the drawing. One entry per person, per day. Good luck!