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PreS-Gr 1-Everyone gets nervous on the first day of school, even teachers. Miss Macintosh, a kindergarten teacher, has a case of the butterflies and decides to stay home instead. Luckily, Principal Bellwether and an assortment of other teachers arrive at her home to coax her into leaving bed. Each teacher helps her with an important task such as getting dressed, eating, and brushing her teeth. However, the true star is Miss Melody, the music teacher, who loves to sing when she's nervous. Miss Melody begins to sing at the top of her lungs: "We're in the same boat, we're both kind of new. So let's stick together just like paper and glue!" After an anxiety-filled bus ride, Miss Macintosh finally arrives at her kindergarten classroom and realizes that the children have butterflies, too. She makes up her own silly song instead of using Miss Melody's, and the kids quickly begin giggling and laughing. The bright pen and ink illustrations and Miss Macintosh's expressive face will keep readers turning pages in this reassuring story. VERDICT This is a perfect first day of school book for anyone who is feeling anxious. Hopefully we will be seeing more of Miss Macintosh and her fun colleagues in the future!-Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library, WI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.