School Days
Picture books about starting school. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
| Author | Title | Call Number |
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| Audet | Martin on the Moon Martin's imagination helps him learn and make friends on the first day of school. | JE Audet |
| Brown | Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten A week before kindergarten, Monkey is not ready but with help begins to get excited. | JE Brown |
| Chast | Marco Goes to School Marco, eager to learn how to reach the moon, doesn't accomplish that on his first day but he makes a new friend. | JE Chast |
| Dewdney | Llama Llama Misses Mama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of preschool. | JE Dewdney |
| Diesen | The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School Mr. Fish recalls going from one classroom to another and watching students doing things he could not until he found the classroom for beginners. | JE Diesen |
| Fergus | The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten A daughter guides her mom through the hard work and play of a day at school. | JE Fergus |
| Gaiman | Chu's First Day of School On the first day of school, a young panda learns about the special things his animal classmates can do. | JE Gaiman |
| Hartt-Sussman | Noni Is Nervous Worried about playdates and the first day of school, Noni succeeds by discovering friendship. | JE Hartt-Sussman |
| Hodgkinson | A Big Day for Migs Migs overcomes his shyness and asks for help on the first day of school. | JE Hodgkinson |
| Livingston | B. Bear and Lolly: Off to School B. Bear (from the classic Goldilocks story) realizes the importance of friendship when he starts school. | JE Livingston |
| Marshall | Kindergarten's Cool Rhyming text describes the activities a child experiences on the first day of school. | JE Marshall |
| Moreillon | Ready and Waiting for You Warm and friendly characters welcome a new student to the first day of school. | JE Moreillon |
| Pak | Sumi's First Day of School Ever Sumi decides that school is not as lonely, scary or mean as she had thought. | JE Pak |
| Portis | Kindergarten Diary Annalina's diary entries show how she goes from being scared to loving kindergarten during the first month of school. | JE Portis |
| Rim | Birdie's First Day of School Birdie is both excited and nervous about starting school until she sees the classroom and meets her teacher. | JE Rim |
| Schmid | Oliver and His Alligator Nervous about the first day of school, Oliver brings an alligator to school for protection. | JE Schmid |
| Shea | Dinosaur vs. School Dinosaur starts preschool and meets new friends. | JE Shea |
| Sierra | We Love Our School!: A Read-Together Rebus Story Rhyming text with rebuses follows a group of animals through their first day of school. | JE Sierra |
| Sullivan | Ming Goes to School Ming bravely plays at preschool but is still not ready for the big red slide. | JE Sullivan |
| Torrey | Ally-saurus & the First Day of School Ally hopes to meet other dinosaur loving kids on her first day of school. | JE Torrey |
| Whybrow | Harry and the Dinosaurs Go to School Harry's not sure if he should bring his bucket of dinosaurs to school. | JE Whybrow |
| Wild | Tom Goes to Kindergarten When Tom goes to kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays. | JE Wild |
| Yum | Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! Ready and eager on his first day of school, a young boy must calm his very worried mother. | JE Yum |
Last Updated: 8/17
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