Time For School - Books About School

Beginning School

Picture Books (E)

• Anholt, Laurence. Billy and the Big New School
• Alter, Anna. Francine’s Day
• Armstrong-Ellis, Carey. Seymour Slug Starts School
• Baer, Edith. This Is the Way We Go to School
• Brillhart, Julie. Molly Rides the School Bus
• Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin Goes to School
• Carlson, N. Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
• Child, Lauren. I Am Absolutely Too Small for School
• Cohen, Miriam. Will I Have a Friend?
• Davis, Katie. Kindergarten Rocks!
• Edwards, Becky. My First Day of Nursery School
• Falwell, Cathryn. David’s Drawings
• Forward, Tony. What Did You Do Today?
• Gorbachev, Valeri. Chicken, Chickens Go to School
• Harper, Jessica. A Place Called Kindergarten
• Harris, Robie. I Am Not Going to School Today
• Hays, Anna. Kindergarten Countdown
• Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly Worried
• Hest, Amy. Off to School, Baby Duck
• Horse, Harry. Little Rabbit Goes to School
• Kirk, D. Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch School
• London, Jonathan. Froggy Goes to School
• Mackall, Dandi. First Day
• McGhee, Alison. Countdown to Kindergarten
• Middleton, Charlotte. Enrico Starts School
• Parr, Todd. Otto Goes to School
• Poydar, Nancy. First Day, Hooray!
• Rockwell, Anne. Welcome to Kindergarten
• Rogers, Jacqueline. Kindergarten ABC
• Rogers, Jacqueline. Tiptoe into Kindergarten
• Rosenberry, Vera. Vera’s First Day of School
• Schwartz, Amy. Annabelle Swift, Kindergartener
• Skarmeas, Nancy. My First Day of School
• Slate, Joseph. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
• Smalls, Irene. Beginning School
• Stiles, Norman. On My Very First Day of School I Met
• Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Elizabeti’s School
• Taulbert, Clifton. Little Cliff’s First Day of School
• Thompson, Lauren. Mouse’s First Day of School
• Uttley, Tracy. Molly McSholly Conquers Kindergarten
• Wells, Rosemary. Edward, Unready for School
• Wells, Rosemary. Emily’s First 100 Days of School
• Wells, Rosemary. My Kindergarten
• Wells, Rosemary. Timothy Goes to School
• Wild, Margaret. Tom Goes to Kindergarten
• Wing, Natasha. The Night Before Kindergarten
• Winget, Susan. Tucker’s Four-Carrot School Day
• Zalben, Jane. Don’t Go!

New School / New Teacher

Picture Books (E)

• Clements, Andrew. Billy and the Bad Teacher
• Danneberg, Julie. First Day Jitters
• DeGroat, Diane. Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books
• Jennings, Sharon. Franklin and the New Teacher
• McGhee, Alison. Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth
• Pak, Soyung. Sumi’s First Day of School Ever

Easy Readers (EI)

• Corey, Shana. Horus’s Horrible Day
• Cosby, Bill. The Meanest Thing to Say
• Danziger, Paula. Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown
• Johnston, Tony. The First Day of School
• Kline, Suzy. Herbie Jones Sails into Second Grade
• Wells, Rosemary. Mama, Don’t Go!

First Chapter Books (JX)

• Cleary, Beverly. Ramona the Pest
• Friedman, Laurie. Back to School, Mallory
• Hurwitz, Johanna. Starting School
• Levy, Elizabeth. Third Grade Bullies
• McKissack, Pat. Miami Sees It Through
• Pennypacker, Sara. Stuart Goes to School
• Polacco, Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker
• Warner, Sally. Not-So-Weird Emma

Sensitive School Issues

Separation Anxiety - Picture Books (E)

• Kaufmann, Nancy. Bye, Bye!
• McAllister, Angela. Take a Kiss to School
• McCourt, Lisa. It’s Time for School, Stinky Face
• Mitchard, Jacquelyn. Ready, Set, School!
• Penn, Audrey. The Kissing Hand
• Rankin, Joan. First Day
• Rusackas, Francesca. I Love You All Day Long

Manners - Picture Books (E)

• Bloom, Suzanne. Piggy Monday
• Brown, Marc. Perfect Pigs
• Cuyler, Margery. Please Play Safe!
• DePaola, Tomie. Morgan and Moffat Go to School
• Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum
• Shannon, David. David Goes to School

Find more books about Manners in J395!

Bullies - Picture Books (E)

• Bateman, Teresa. The Bully Blockers Club
• Lovell, Patty. Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
• McCain, Becky. Nobody Knew What to Do
• Moss, Peggy. Say Something
• O’Neill, Alexis. The Recess Queen

Bullies - First Chapter Books (JX)

• Cox, Judy. Mean, Mean Maureen Green
• Proimos, James. Cowboy Boy

School Readiness

Children's Non-Fiction (JNF)

• J373.236 Borden, Sara. Middle School: How to Deal
• J027.625 Farmer Wannamaker, Karen. Instant Library Lessons
• J372.218 Hirsch, E.D. What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know **Grades 1-6 in this series also available at J372.19**
• J649.68 Oberlander Jansen, Barbara. Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready
• J363.1193 Raatma, Lucia. School Safety
• J373.1822 Williams, Julie. A Smart Girl’s Guide to  Starting Middle School