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.

An illustrated collection of ninety-one nursery rhymes set to music.

On the first day of school, after their kindergarten teacher scolds them for not sharing, a boy and girl share their clothes and shoes.

Francine the cat does not want to go to school, but she has a good day anyway.

Describes Max's day at school, as he listens to a story, draws a picture, plays on the playground, and eats lunch.

Junie, a spunky kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruit cake was not exactly what she had in mind.

Text and photographs portray Rajesh, who has artificial legs and one hand, and his mainstreaming into a regular kindergarten classroom.

Vignettes of kindergarten life portray some of the anxieties of students, such as fear of the first day at school, being the smallest, and not knowing right from left.