A young boy has to get over his fear of going to school. This book lets children know that school is a safe place.

I liked this book for two reasons. One reason is that the book discusses and overcomes the anxiety of the first day of school. The main character, a young boy in pre k or kindergarten, is nervous about the first day of school. He exclaims to his parents that he is “NOT going to school…!” because on the first day “…you don’t know anything!” He is afraid to get to school and not know what to do, where this cubby is, or what they will have for snack. But the fear of the unknown is conquered and the little boy ended up enjoying school. The illustrations in the book portray diversity with many different ethnicities being present in the classroom. For example, the story introduces a Caucasian teacher “Mr. Chase” and an Asian teacher “Ms. Chen”. The pictures of the students include many different backgrounds and genders all getting along together. The overall message of the story is that school is a safe place to learn. Even when you’re nervous, you can overcome your fear and have fun learning. ( )

In this book the boy was fearful about going to school so he stayed home one day and than got to bring is stuffed toy with him and felt better about going. He soon learned that school is fun.

A little boy is afraid of going to school so he decides to stay home with his favorite stuffed animal. When he's allowed to take Hank with him he learns that schools is actually a fun place to be and to learn.
Ages 3-6
DuPont Public Library ( )

A little boy who is nervous about the first day of school decides he's not going to school and he's staying home with his stuffed animal Hank until Hank goes to school with him and he realizes that school is a fun place to go and learn.
Age 3 - 5
DuPont Library ( )