Stories and informational books to help ease any fears a child may have about starting school and to help everyone look forward to this special day.
Picture Books
Even though there are rules to follow, a little girl who loves adventure has an exciting first day of kindergarten.
Gilbert's excitement over starting first grade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughout the day there are pleasant surprises.
Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.
Dinosaur worries about the first day of school, but with the help of a reassuring classmate he finds that school can be fun.
A teacher makes her students laugh when she mixes up words, saying "goats" instead of "coats" and "poodles" when she means "puddles."
On the first day of preschool, Daniel gradually overcomes his nervousness as he plays in the sandbox, collects leaves, and bakes cookies. Includes tips for parents on getting ready for preschool and a recipe for pumpkin cookies.
Although she enjoys her first day at school, Elizabeti misses her family and wonders if it wouldn't be better to stay home.
Enrico the cat starts school, but at first he doesn't know how to make friends.
The first day of school starts out filled with doubt, but after facing fear of the big kids, reciting the alphabet with ease, and learning about recess, a child can't help but look forward to day two.
Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.
On Harry's first day at his new school he is not sure whether or not to bring his bucket of dinosaurs, but in the end the dinosaurs help him make a friend.
As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought.
A little boy decides to skip his very first day of school.
When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.
Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his stuffed dog, Rufus, is very nervous.
No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to let go.
Little Rabbit takes his favorite toy, Charlie Horse, along for his first day of school and when there is trouble, he blames it all on Charlie.
Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.
"Join Maisy and her friends for a busy day at preschool! Experience many school activities: painting, music, story time, and more!"
Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.
Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.
Molly is worried about riding the school bus on her first day of kindergarten, but a friendly older girl helps her adjust.
A five-year-old boy, ready and eager on his first day at "the big kids' school," must calm his very worried mother.
Moses and his friends enjoy the first day of school at their special school for the deaf and hard of hearing, where they use sign language to talk to each other.
When he goes to school, Mouse finds a world of new objects and new friends.
A first grader is frightened on her first day of school after hearing a rumor that her teacher is a 300-year-old alien with a purple tongue who steals baby teeth from her students.
Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end.
Asks the reader a series of yes or no questions as Ollie gets dressed, spends a day at school, and returns home.
After a breakfast of juice, cereal, and a banana split, Otto goes to school for the first time, where he makes new friends and learns how to wag his tail without knocking things over.
Pete and his polar bear are both nervous on their first day of school, especially when Polo finds he is the only bear that's not brown.
Follows Huckle Cat through a busy day at school, as he learns the alphabet, enjoys the playground, and participates in show and tell.
Suki will wear her favorite kimono on the first day of school no matter what others think.
By the time Sumi finishes her first day of school, she decides that school is not as lonely, scary, or mean as she had thought.
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
When a teacher asks her students on the first day of school what they wish for in the coming year, the answers range from having a good school picture to receiving a perfect report card.
After Tibili, a young African boy, follows Crope the spider's suggestion as to how he can avoid starting school, he discovers he wants to go after all.
Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.
When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.
The start of Tucker the rabbit's first day of kindergarten is rocky, but making new friends helps change his attitude toward school.
Rhyming text with rebuses follows a group of animals through their first day of school.
A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.
Before he leaves on his first day of school, Chepito plays outside and encounters many different people in his neighborhood who are all reading, and each person has a different response when Chepito asks them "Why?"
A child describes the events of the first day of school, from making sandwiches for lunch to holding a parent's hand on the walk home.
With the help of his classmates, an elephant has a good first day of school.
Izzy finds many things to be excited about on the first day of school.
Picture Books Nonfiction
Describes the activities of an entire school day.
Explains what to expect on the first day of school, including getting ready, transportation, being apart from parents, class activities, playing, lunch, getting to know people, and returning home.