Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.

"In this book Heidi Heckelbeck goes to school for the very first time. when Melanie Maplethorpe turns her first day into a nightmare, Heidi tells her parents that she wants to stay home and be her "real" self. What does she mean by that? Well, Heidi Hecklebeck has a secret -- a big one -- which is revealed after she looks through her special book and discovers a way to get back at meanie Melanie! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost...

Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.

It's Amelia Bedelia's first day of school, and she can't wait! What could be better than hopping on the bus, putting her nose in a book, and being glued to her seat?

A young child imagines going off to Kindergarten as a journey to another planet.

Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.

A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day of kindergarten.

In the tradition of "The Night Before Christmas," these rhymes outline the thoughts and emotions of children and their parents as they prepare for and attend the first day of kindergarten.

When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.