First Day of School
This book list is divided into two sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to books for Independent Readers.
Go to books for Independent Readers
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Starting School by Janet Ahlberg Recommended |
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I Am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child Recommended |
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Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes Recommended |
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Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and illustrated by Ashley Wolff Recommended |
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The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain Suggested |
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The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School by Stan Berenstain and illustrated by Michael Berenstain and Jan Berenstain Suggested |
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First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg and illustrated by Judith Dufour Love Suggested |
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Carl Goes to Daycare by Alexandra Day Suggested |
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My First Day at Nursery School by Becky Edwards and illustrated by Anthony Flintoft Suggested |
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Back to School, Mallory by Laurie B. Friedman and illustrated by Tamara Schmitz Suggested |
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I Am Not Going to School Today! by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Jan Ormerod Suggested |
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Owen by Kevin Henkes Suggested |
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Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth by Alison McGhee and illustrated by Harry Bliss Suggested |
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The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn and illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak Suggested |
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Vera's First Day of School by Vera Rosenberry Suggested |
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Richard Scarry's Great Big Schoolhouse by Richard Scarry Suggested |
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Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and illustrated by Ashley Wolff Suggested |
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Little Cliff's First Day of School by Clifton L. Taulbert and illustrated by Earl B. Lewis Suggested |
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Emily's First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells Suggested |
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My Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells Suggested |
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Timothy Goes to School by Rosemary Wells Suggested |
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Yoko's World Of Kindness by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by John Nez and Jody Wheeler Suggested |
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Do Dinosaurs Go to School by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague Suggested |
Independent Readers
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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren and illustrated by Lauren Child Recommendation |
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Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Recommended |
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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Recommended |
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Teach Us Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish and Lynn Sweat Recommended |