What was it like in school when you were eight years old? If you are ten, it's easy to remember, but what if you are seventy-one? Here a few stories that Gilbert Mros recalled after his granddaughter asked what it was like when he was eight. Although the book was written for a young reader, anyone who attended school in the old days will certainly recall many of the predicaments that this grandfather found himself in while attending Washington Elementary School in Wyandotte, Michigan during the 1940's. Recall your own memories as you follow Gilly through his first day of school, his first kindergarten crush, his imaginary trip to Baghdad, and the time he accidentally set off the school's fire alarm.