On the first day of first grade Sam has news to share with the class--over the summer, his elephant had a baby! His classmates find out the truth when they go to a school field trip to the local zoo.

When Pedro keeps "losing" his eyeglasses, Katie shows him why it is alright--and necessary--to wear them.

To cheer up her classmates after a gloomy week, Nancy thinks of a new celebration, Fancy Day, but when the day arrives Ms. Glass shows up without her fancy dress, and the class must think of a way to make her as elegant as everyone else.

When Ms. Alex is called away from the classroom, she leaves Yasmin in charge, but the other children just ignore her and start acting silly and noisy--until Yasmin thinks up a way to motivate them to finish the math assignment, quietly.

Ms. Hoot assigns Sophie and Biff as partners to write a poem, then encourages Sophie to open her eyes to the possibility that Biff is not as mean and scary as he seems and has some good ideas, too.

Cam helps her friend Eric when he misplaces his permission slip to go on the school field trip.

When Pete discovers that his teacher is sick and his mom is the substitute, he must teach her the ins and outs of his school.

Nancy is about to lose her first tooth, but if she can prevent it from falling out until she arrives at school she will get a special necklace from the nurse.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children who learn how to write, spell, make friends, and be kind on the first day back at school.

Mr. Monkey is invited to visit a school to perform a trick he just learned, but nothing goes as planned.