Meinders Community Library Pipestone

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

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.

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 nervous Splat finds his first day at Cat School much better than he expected.

Amber is nervous about starting second grade with a new teacher, but despite being in the same class as mean Hannah Burton, things turn out just fine.

A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.

When a group of children prepares for and experiences the first day of kindergarten, the parents are the ones who have trouble adjusting.

"Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on, Rosie frees all her butterflies, and even helps another...

Even though they are not in the same class, two young friends are glad that they decided to give school a try.