Lizzie loves school almost more than anything. First she loved Nursery school. She loved Kindergarten even more. When the time comes for Lizzie to start First Grade, she can't wait. Everyone tells her it will be a whole year of school. And Miss Giggliano, the first-grade teacher, tells her class to make this the best year of school ever. Yippee! thinks Lizzie--a whole year of school! And what a year it is. Miss G.'s class wins the Centipede Reading Award. And they even win the Nature Study Award for their bee and butterfly garden. It's a great year! But all great things must come to an end. When the last day of school arrives, Lizzie is dismayed. How can this be? It was supposed to be a whole year! But good news soon arrives and Lizzie, along with Miss G., finds herself in a different classroom and eager to learn!

A boy tells how he will change his behavior on the last day of school.

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A teacher points out many things that could go wrong if she were to grant permission for a student to bring a dragon to school on the last day.

During the last week of school, the students in Mrs. Hartwell's class try to come up with the perfect present for their teacher.

As she prepares for her graduation ceremony, a first grader-to-be remembers her enjoyable year in kindergarten.

A child brings a dragon to the library and learns a valuable lesson--libraries and dragons do not mix.