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Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.

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.

A boy, worried about his first day at a new school, finds himself on the wrong bus, a bus full of puppies bound for Puppy School--and discovers that despite the strange food and even weirder bathroom Puppy School is a lot of fun.

Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end.

Henry tells his mother that he did not like his first day of first grade, but as he describes what he did and learned, he begins to realize that he might enjoy it after all.

Lola, who knows a lot, worries when her big sister, Charlotte, tells her that everyone at school will know more than she does, but when their mother suggests she list all her areas of expertise, Lola realizes that one important thing she knows is that she is ready to learn more.

Bo tries to sleep by counting sheep, but the sheep will not let him sleep and wreak havoc on the eve of the first day of school.