When Tina and her parents go to spend Thanksgiving with Grandma in her new Florida condominium, they are surprised to find that she is very different from when she lived on the farm.
A mother and her young daughter reflect on the daughter's growing up, including her infancy, potty training, first words, and starting school, noting how nothing has been what the mother expected.
Henry tells his mother that he did not like his first day of first grade, but as he describes what he did and learned, he begins to realize that he might enjoy it after all.
When Henry and his first-grade classmates notice a heart-shaped box on their teacher's desk the day before Valentine's Day, they try to find out if he has a girlfriend.
To celebrate the one hundredth day of kindergarten, each student brings in an example of the number 100 for show-and-tell, including a 100-year-old relative, and Ms. Bradley shares the jar of 100 jelly beans that have marked the days.
Colorful illustrations of animals and simple text encourage early readers to maintain positive thinking, and describe lots of things to do that can make a person happy.
