Kathryn Heling

Invites readers to guess different professions based on the uniform and equipment required for each.

"You're different from everyone else--and it's awesome! This book celebrates all the things that make you special. From the way you look to the activities you enjoy--there's no wrong way to be yourself. Do you like sports, art, spelling, or math? Do you like more than one? Do you hang out with lots of friends or maybe a few? Whoever you are, it's great being you!"--Page [2] of cover.

Drying clothes suggest different people the reader will meet on the first day of school.

Rosa will try anything to get freckles like Abby's, then realizes she might have something that is just as desirable.

By dropping the first letter of a variety of words, Mouse makes several new rhyming words.

By changing their middle vowels, Mouse magically transforms words into totally new ones.

"Help your kindergartener learn to read with 5 books from the #1 early reader line, Step into Reading! Remember, a lifetime love of reading starts with a single Step!"--Amazon.com