Carlos Abredo loves building forts, playing soccer, and gardening but he does not want to start kindergarten, until his new teacher reaches out to make him and his fellow students feel welcome.

Janet Lawler is an award-winning author with more than twenty published books, including If Kisses Were Colors, Snowzilla, and Mirabel's Missing Valentines. Her picture books have have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Hebrew, French, and Korean. Learn more about Janet at JanetLawler.com.

Geraldine Rodriquez is an artist who loves buffalo wings, tacos, and iced tea. Geraldine has illustrated publishing projects across a range of formats, but Kindergarten Hat is her debut picture book. She lives in Mexico. Follow her @GeryRdz.