THE NIGHT BEFORE FIRST GRADE It’'s the night before the Big Day—-first grade! Penny is excited to start  the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on  Clement C. Moore’s classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers —as well as  the "heroine" of the story— and help all about-to-be first-graders through their own back-to-school jitters.