After disobeying his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden, Peter narrowly escapes without his clothes and is too ill to eat a delicious supper of bread, milk, and blackberries.

Twas the night before kindergarten, and as they prepared, kids were excited and a little bit scared. They tossed and they turned about in their beds, while visions of school supplies danced in their heads.

Penny's excitement over the start of first grade turns to sadness when she and her best friend are placed in different classrooms, but they make the best of it--and some new friends--in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas."

In this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas," Rick has the jitters over starting summer day camp, but when he discovers that his counselor is also nervous because she is starting her first job, he feels a lot better.