This is a great book by Beverly Cleary. It starts out with everybody calling her a pest especially her big sister. To top it all off it rains on her first day of kindergarten and she has to wear some ugly hand-me-down boots. Can it get any worse...well you'll just have to read it and find out!
Wordy Gurdy Of The Week: Naughty Boy (see side bar for example.)
Cool Fact: Dolphins sleep with one eye opened.
Joke: What did the beaver say to the tree?.....
....It's been nice gnawing you!