It's 'Off To School' with Penelope Dyan Use this book to get the dialog going about that first day od school. Dyan knows that sometimes kids are apprehensive about going to school, and so she addresses that apprehension directly in this fun little book and gives parents a chance to explore all those crazy thoughts and feelings with their children. Penelope Dyan is an award winning writer and poet and a former K-12 teacher and attorney who brings all her expertise to the table as she writes. Her books for kids are based on her experience with them, as well as on her classroom experience. Enjoy Dyan's whimsical poetry and child-like illustrations, all done in bright and vibrant colors as you explore the world as only a child sees it. Our little hero is off to school, and first he feels very excited about it, and then he just doesn't want to go at all. Perhaps this is how you felt on your first day of school until you found out just how good school was and how much fun you would really have And here is a little secret about Penelope Dyan. When Dyan was only sixteen, she was introduced to a guy named Ted who lived in La Jolla (and wrote children's books) who told her her she was wonderful, and she should send her work to publishers even if she had to write on toilet paper, and to never give up writing and submitting. That guy named Ted turned out to beTed Geisel, Dr, Suess, and his words have been an inspiration to Dyan ever since. This book is dedicated to that guy named Ted.