Miriam Cohen

Jim's anxieties on his first day of school are happily forgotten when he makes a new friend.

Adults and Other Children follows four women as they navigate life from the confusion and innocence of childhood to the bizarre and darkly humorous complexities of adulthood. Along the way, we meet a vindictive, and imaginary, nanny, who casts doubts about the true identity of a little girl's new baby sister; A group of friends who spend their time obsessing over the gory details of a spate of recent crimes; A college professor who has her boss fired...

The first graders learn to accept the new boy, who is blind, as just like themselves.

George does not receive enough cards on Valentine's Day, so Jim and the other first-graders put on their thinking caps.

Describes the experiences of two sisters growing up in Brooklyn in the time of Shirley Temple movies and trolleys.

"Ever morning when momy goes to work, I kiss her goodbye. Daddy stays home with me, and we everything together!"--Page [4] of cover.

The First Grade prepares to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday by painting pictures, writing a play, and creating a giant turkey costume.

Before they ever meet her, the first graders imagine what their new teacher will be like.