Welcome to school, a building of brick full of soul and heart, eager for students and staff to fill its halls with sounds. This anthology of fifteen poems celebrates the grown-up people that children encounter throughout the course of their school day: the school bus driver with her morning smile, the teacher who inspires imagination, the rarely seen, yet caring custodian, and the nurse who heals hurts, big and small.

School's story / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Bus driver / Matt Forrest Esenwine -- Crossing guard / Ann Whitford Paul -- Principal / J. Patrick Lewis -- Teacher / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Spanish teacher / Alma Flor Ada -- Lunch lady / Robyn Hood Black -- Custodian / Darren Sardelli -- Art teacher / Michele Krueger -- Music teacher / Irene Latham -- Coach / Charles Ghigna -- Theater teacher / Renée LaTulippe -- Librarian / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Nurse / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- School's story reprise / Rebecca Kai Dotlich.