A sweet, funny illustrated chapter book about a young girl with a lot of optimism, even if sometimes life makes it hard to be happy.' to 'A New York Times Notable book and first in the acclaimed series for beginning readers. Dani is probably the happiest person she knows. She’s happy because she’s going to start school. Dani has been waiting to go to school her whole life. Then things get even better―she meets Ella Frida by the swings. After that, Dani and Ella Frida do everything together and become best friends. But then something happens that Dani isn’t prepared for…