What If . . . ? (Sesame Street)

Answers to Calm First-Day-of-School Jitters

Author Sonali Fry
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Elmo and his Sesame Street friends help ease anxiety about starting preschool and kindergarten with this picture book that straightforwardly answers children's "What if...?" questions.

Young children can have lots of anxiety, especially when faced with something new, such as starting school. Luckily, Elmo and his Sesame Street friends are here to relieve those first-time jitters! This picture book helpfully answers common questions (What if I don't like my teacher? What if I don't know where the bathroom is?) to ease your little one's worries. Plus, the friendly, colorful faces of Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and other Muppets always produce smiles! This is a great resource--and gift--for any child about to start preschool or kindergarten.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics for families around the world.
SONALI FRY was born and raised in Connecticut. She enjoys cooking, traveling, playing with puppies, and coming up with story ideas. Sonali now lives in New York City, where she works as a children's book editor.

ANTHONY CONLEY is a freelance illustrator and designer who has worked on countless children's books. He lives in Paris, France. You can learn more about him and his work at anthonyconleyart.com/. View titles by Sonali Fry
Joe Mathieu has illustrated countless books for children, including Big Frank’s Fire Truck, Sesame Street titles, books in the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series, and many more. View titles by Joe Mathieu

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Elmo and his Sesame Street friends help ease anxiety about starting preschool and kindergarten with this picture book that straightforwardly answers children's "What if...?" questions.

Young children can have lots of anxiety, especially when faced with something new, such as starting school. Luckily, Elmo and his Sesame Street friends are here to relieve those first-time jitters! This picture book helpfully answers common questions (What if I don't like my teacher? What if I don't know where the bathroom is?) to ease your little one's worries. Plus, the friendly, colorful faces of Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and other Muppets always produce smiles! This is a great resource--and gift--for any child about to start preschool or kindergarten.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics for families around the world.

Author

SONALI FRY was born and raised in Connecticut. She enjoys cooking, traveling, playing with puppies, and coming up with story ideas. Sonali now lives in New York City, where she works as a children's book editor.

ANTHONY CONLEY is a freelance illustrator and designer who has worked on countless children's books. He lives in Paris, France. You can learn more about him and his work at anthonyconleyart.com/. View titles by Sonali Fry
Joe Mathieu has illustrated countless books for children, including Big Frank’s Fire Truck, Sesame Street titles, books in the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series, and many more. View titles by Joe Mathieu

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