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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.

Eight-year-old Emma is just beginning to like her new school when her friend Cynthia starts telling other kids that Emma is, well, a little strange.

Rhyming text describes the activities a child experiences on the first day of kindergarten.

Missing the familiarity of first grade and imagining the impossible tasks assigned by his next teacher, a boy refuses to start second grade.

"Chloe Zoe is starting preschool today, but she's a little nervous. What if she doesn't like it? Mommy tells her that she will get to sing songs, read stories, and paint pictures. But Chloe Zoe isn't so sure. She'd rather stay at home and play with her little sister. Will Chloe Zoe discover how fun preschool is before the day is over? "--

Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget.

On Sam's first day of kindergarten, Ms. Tate, the teacher, takes the class on a nature walk, and at the end, everyone shows off what they have found.

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

When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.

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.