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• Olu's Teacher

  a Story About Starting Preschool

  Campbell, Jamel Carly, 1986-

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  Olu is happy to discover that he had no need to worry about what his teacher would be like.

• María Mariposa

  Valenti, Karla,

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  On her first day of school in the United States, a magical butterfly appears on Maria's windowsill, carrying memories of home and making her feel less lonely and more brave.

• All Are Welcome: Welcome Back!

  Penfold, Alexandra,

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  Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children who learn how to write, spell, make friends, and be kind on the first day back at school.

• Little Yellow Bus

  Guendelsberger, Erin,

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  Little Yellow Bus is nervous on his first day of picking up kids, but as he drives along his route he notices that many of the children are also anxious and he begins to gain confidence.

• The One and Only Sparkella

  Tatum, Channing,

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  Ella shows up for the first day of school as her super-sparkly self. When the other kids make fun of her she decides to try to be less sparkly. But with a little help from her dad, she soon learns the importance of just being herself, no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On the Night Before Kindergarten

  Wells, Rosemary,

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  The night before he starts kindergarten Milo's dreams are full of worry, but after a fun first day of school, Milo decides that he likes kindergarten!

• Gibberish

  Vo, Young,

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  When Dat starts school in a country where he does not speak the language, everything around him sound like gibberish until a new friend helps him make sense of his new world.

• Not Yet, Yeti

  Freitas, Bethany V.,

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  It's Yeti's first day of school and there are so many new things to try! Maybe he can't do everything he wants to do perfectly just yet, but his supportive teacher and helpful classmates are there to remind him that he can always try again.

• Llama Llama Misses Mama

  Dewdney, Anna

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  It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool! And Llama Llama’s mama makes sure he’s ready. But then it’s time for Mama to leave. Will Mama Llama come back? Of course she will. But before she does, the other children show Llama Llama how much…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Don't Eat Our Classmates

  Higgins, Ryan T,

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  When a young T. Rex named Penelope starts school, she learns some lessons about her classmates; most importantly, they are not for eating.

• How to Get Your Teacher Ready

  Reagan, Jean, 1965-

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  After all the school-supply shopping and the back-to-school night, students are ready for their first days of school, but what about their teachers? Kids learn how to make their teachers feel welcome in their classrooms.

• Lailah's Lunchbox

  Faruqi, Reem,

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  Lailah is in a new school in a new country. When Ramadan begins, she is excited that she is finally old enough to participate in the fasting but worried that her classmates won't understand. Lailah solves her problem with help from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Goodbye, School

  Lippert, Tonya K.,

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  Franny loves her school and has lots of good memories there. But today it's time to leave. As Franny prepares to move to a new school, she takes time to reminisce and cherish her old school.

• And Then Comes School

  Brenner, Tom,

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  Perfect for returning students and first timers alike, this picture book celebrates the signs leading up to the start of school, such as cooler mornings and ripening apples, and the excitement of the first day.

• My First Day

  Phung, Nguyen Quang,

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  A Vietnamese boy sets out on a journey in his little wooden boat on "the great river, Mother Mekong." This is his first time making this trip alone, and he leads us through his travels until he reaches his destination: school, on his very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tomatoes in My Lunchbox

  Manoli, Costantia,

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  A young girl feels out of place on her first day of school in a new country until she discovers that it only takes one friend to make her new surroundings feel like home.

• Bear With Me

  Kerascoët,

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  Separated from her favorite stuffed animal, Bear, on the first day of school, a little girl is anxious until she finds ways to make herself feel better while waiting to be reunited with Bear again.

• Ready for Kindergarten

  Freitas, Bethany V.,

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  This picture book, written in a call-and-response format, follows a diverse cast of soon-to-be kindergartners as they get ready for their first day of school.