Edda, a Little Valkyrie's First Day of School 

Written and illustrated by Adam Auerbach. 

32 pp. Christy Ottaviano/Holt. $15.50. 

Edda's home is in Asgard, "a land full of magic and adventure." But Edda, the littlest Valkyrie, doesn't have quite enough to do, until her father flies her "all the way to Earth for the first day of school." 

The contrast between home and school is hard to get used to (in one, she can ride reindeer; in the other she gazes guinea pig through glass at the classroom). In his first picture book, Auerbach mixes the two worlds perfectly. Children are likely to appreciate the joke. 

Planet Kindergarten 

By Sue Ganz-Schmitt. Illustrated by Shane Prigmore. 

32 pp. Chronicle. $14.99. 

After careful preparations and a successful blastoff, a boy finds himself in a very unfamiliar environment. "We're aliens from many galaxies on Planet Kindergarten," he reflects as he sees his very varied classmates for the first time. 

Prigmore, who designs for the movie industry, uses black backgrounds and bright colors to give this space adventure visual excitement and humor. 

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade 

By Justin Roberts. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. 

42 pp. Putnam. $18.99. 

It makes sense that the author of the long, rhyming lines in "The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade" is a children's music performer. The story is about the power of one small person to fight prejudice. 

Sally, whom no one ever seems to notice, is "paying super extra special attention" to the "terrible stuff" happening around her. When she decides to take action, she's not alone for long. 

And Two Boys Booed 

By Judith Viorst. 

32 pp. Margaret Ferguson/Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $16.59. 

Ever felt quietly confident one minute, and a shaking mess the next? In Viorst's story about determination, a little boy wakes up thinking about singing his song in the class talent show.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. Adam Auerbach
2. Asgard
3. unknown
4. Earth
5. Shane Prigmore.
6. $14.99
7. $15.50
8. Justin Roberts
9. $18.99.
10. Christian Robinson.

Numbered questions:
1. Who is a writer of "Eda, a Little Valkyrie's First Day of School"?
2. Where is Edda's Home?
3. Is she bored?
4. Where does her dad flies her?
5. Who is the illustrator of "Planet Kindergarten"?
6. How much is the cost?
7. How much is the cost of first book?
8. Who is the writer of third one?
9. How much is the cost of it?
10. Who is the illustrator?