Scarecited on the First Day of School

by Alliah L. Agostini, Lala Watkins (Illustrator)

Overview

For fans of School’s First Day of School, this is a picture book about a young girl who is feeling mixed emotions about her first day of school.

Some feelings are so big, one word just doesn’t cut it.    

It’s the first day of school for Afua! There’s no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, she’s scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose?

Scarecited on the First Day of School is a charming picture book that reminds us all that having the courage to be our authentic self is always just enough, and you can feel more than one big emotion at the same time. But if there isn’t one word to describe those feelings . . . there’s beauty in making it yourself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374390020
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Alliah L. Agostini is the author of Junior Library Guild Selection Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince, Scarecited on the First Day of School, The Juneteenth Story, The Juneteenth Cookbook, Great Idea Malia!, and more joyful books for children. Alliah and her work have been featured on Essence.com, TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, and more. She lives with her family in New Jersey.

Lala Watkins is an author-illustrator and designer who lives in sunny Florida and is a self-proclaimed connoisseur of good vibes. Since graduating with a BFA in graphic design and interactive communications from Ringling College of Art and Design, she has worked at Sanrio, Paper Culture, and Cartoon Network. She is also the illustrator of Scarecited on the First Day of Schoolby Alliah L. Agostini, Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging by Eric Adjepong, and Bus Stop by Angela H. Dale.