Here are some new books to share about starting a new school year.
The Class
by Boni Ashburn
"Twenty young students, some eager, some nervous, some grumpy, prepare for their very first day of kindergarten"
Mission: Back to School
by Susan Hood
"Imagined in the form of a secret agent's set of instructions, Mason and other children negotiate the first day of school"
Sophie's Squash go to School
by Pat Zietlow Miller
"On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend"
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Time for Earth School, Dewey Dew
by Leslie Staub
"Dewey Dot's first day of school on planet Earth is not off to a good start, his clothes don't fit and he looks nothing like the other students, but things start to look up when he makes a friend"
Kindergarten is Cool!
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
"Rhyming text describes the activities a child
experiences on the first day of kindergarten"
A Tiger Tail
(or What Happened to Anya on Her
First Day of School)
by Mike Boldt
"Anya awakens to discover she has grown a tiger tail,
and it just happens to be her very first day of school"
School's First Day of School
by Adam Rex
"It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself"
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Daniel Plays at School
by Daphne Pendergrass
"Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina learn to compromise when they want to do different things while playing together and receive Teacher Harriet's gentle encouragement to try to fix the problem themselves"
Clark the Shark
Lost and Found
by Bruce Hale
"While on a field trip to the farmers' market, Clark becomes separated from his classmates and must use his rhyming skills to help him remember his teacher's instructions"
