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.

Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his stuffed dog, Rufus, is very nervous.

In easy-to-read text, describes what the first day of school might be like for a child in Kenya, Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Peru, Germany, India, Russia, and the United States.

Follow one girl through the everyday activities that help her prepare for the first day of kindergarten.

The first day of school becomes chaotic when third-grader Will's younger brother, Steve, arrives for kindergarten.

Concerned about losing friends during the first week of school, Unicorn upgrades his fabulousness.

It's Splat's first day of school and he doesn't know if he will make any new friends, so he decides to bring along his pet mouse Seymour. When Seymour escapes and runs around the room, the other cats do what all cats do, chase mice. Just in time, their teacher takes charge and teaches everyone an important lesson.

All over town, Ivy Green and her bus driver and her teacher and the other school employees get ready for the first day of school.

Emily is worried about starting school for the first time, but Foxy waves his magic tail to provide what she needs to be ready.

Mr. Ouchy, a new teacher, is nervous about his first day of school, but when he teaches the class about time and counting, they all enjoy the experience.