9 & 10 News May 11, 2021 that follows the adventure of a young boy on his first day to class. “My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang & Huynh Kim Lien is based on the children who live in the Mekong Delta,” said book aficionado, Anthony Ascione. “And, many of the school-aged children have to take a canoe in order to get to class”. My First Day takes readers on an imaginary ride-a-long with the main character who is nervous about going to school. “He pretends that he’s hitting huge waves, and paddling over hundreds of schools of fish”. Anthony also added that this book is a good read for children who are nervous about school themselves.