Henry Carter Hull

Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.

On the first day of preschool, a little girl misses her mother, but on the second day she is excited to go back.

When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.

On the first day of kindergarten, Polka-dot uses the fix-it kit her grandpa has prepared for her to help make a friend.

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.

A five-year-old boy, ready and eager on his first day at "the big kids' school," must calm his very worried mother.

On the first day of school, a young panda learns about the special things his animal classmates can do.

Oliver and Dad have spent a fun summer together but when it comes time for the first day of school, Dad discovers that he is not ready and does everything he can to postpone the big day.

Mr. Fish recalls how, on his very first day of school, he anxiously went to one classroom after another watching students do things he could not, until Miss Hewitt showed him to the room that was right for beginners.

B. Bear, formerly known as Baby Bear, from the classic story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" realizes the importance of friendship when he and his best friend Lolly attend the first day of school.