"Beginning readers can learn what to expect on the first day of school. What will it be like? You will meet the teacher and new friends. You will sing songs, play, learn, and so much more!"--

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the award-winning creator and author of the Katy Duck series and the bestselling Biscuit series, which has sold over twenty-four million copies. A dancer as well as a writer, she lives with her family in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

International award-winning New York fashion photographer Jill Wachter has shot for clients including L’Oreal, Target, HBO, and Condé Nast. She’s photographed celebrities Adam Levin, Kevin Bacon, and Jessica Simpson. Published in thirty countries, Jill’s work has graced more than fifty magazine covers and appeared in Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Teen Vogue. Jill has been living and working in New York City for twenty-five years shooting fashion, beauty, and celebrities for the advertising, fashion, and magazine worlds.