Arcadia Public Library

Freddie and his stuffed bear have too much fun at playgroup playing at the water table, painting at the easel, and having snacktime, to be scared.

Amy's mother, father, brother, and the school principaluse very unusual measures to try to get the sleepy girl out of bed.

In the tradition of "The Night Before Christmas," these rhymes outline the fun of Valentine's Day.

Even though he doesn't like his part in the first grade play, Jimmy saves the performance when one of the key players gets stage fright.

First grader Arnie tells his mother about his tiring first day at school, while the illustrations reveal the mayhem he is leaving out of his account.

Follows a child through preschool, from saying goodbye to parents on the very first day of school to watching butterflies hatch in spring.

Fearless Dinosaur takes on new challenges as he starts preschool, from meeting new friends to pasting glitter and googly eyes, but one task requires assistance from everyone.

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are lots of reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from. Maybe it's what you eat or something just as random. Whatever it is, it's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody knows you, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art celebrate the bravery it takes to...

After observing her teacher at the supermarket, at the mall, and even in a park, a young child begins to think that the teacher has a secret life.