Central Kansas Library System

A first grader is frightened on her first day of school after hearing a rumor that her teacher is a 300-year-old alien with a purple tongue who steals baby teeth from her students.

In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.

A child describes the events of the first day of school, from making sandwiches for lunch to holding a parent's hand on the walk home.