"As long as there had been Henry and Liza, they were together. Liza and Henry. Henry and Liza." The brown-skinned, dark-haired siblings do everything together - until Liza gets a new backpack, and Henry doesn't. Liza starts kindergarten, and Henry is angry and lonely. But brother and sister learn how to live without each other (temporarily), always returning to their Best Place, a special tree in their backyard.

A special kind of first-day-of-school book. See also: Alfie by Thyra Heder ( )