Starting School

When you start school, there are a lot of firsts. Your first friend! Your first excursion! Your first sports day! As the days go by, all those firsts add up ... and soon you've reached 100 days of school. And once you've reached this milestone, you know you can reach for absolutely anything. Cele...

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.

In this hilarious yet reassuring back-to-school picture book, a backpack deals with first-day-of-school nerves and feeling out of place. Filled with crowded hallways, lonely cafeteria tables, toilet stalls, and the signature existential angst of Simon Rich, this fun read-aloud will have kids brav...

Meet Ivor, a little boy in a big world, who absolutely, categorically, definitely does not like any sort of attention. So it's more than a minor catastrophe for Ivor to discover on his first day of school that he has a great big, bear behind! And as the bumbling bear begins to cause chaos and cal...

Vanessa is nervous she will not fit in on her first day of school, but she hopes a special outfit will show her new classmates she is someone they should know.

Astrid's family has just moved in to the mouse hole in the bookshop on Maple Street, and none of her new classmates believes the incredible adventures she has with her family. But when she invites each of them to the bookshop, they'll see that there is a big, exciting world of possibilities there...

Lexi is all about rules and schedules, so when the first day of school brings unwelcome surprises, she starts to get anxious, but before her worries spin out of control, a friendly bright spot appears and shines its light on everyday tools and strategies for overcoming anxiety.

Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten -- she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, whe...

See Charlie brought to life by ingenious paper engineering and eye catching pops as he gets ready for school Charlie is a little chick with a BIG personality! Join him as he gets ready for school. See him waking up to the alarm clock, eating his crackling cereal, and racing to school. Will he get...