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Can you believe it is almost time for school to start again? It seems like we were just getting ready to kick-off our Summer Reading Program.

Going back to school, or starting school for the first time, is far from easy. Children and parents both suffer from first-day-of-school nerves.

Back-to-school books are an ever-growing genre aimed to help children and parents prepare for a great first day of school. There are tons of amazing books out there to choose from. The following list is only a few of our favorites. Stop by and check them out and have an amazing first day of school!

 

little girl holding sign saying wont go to school

Princess Cupcake Jones Won't Go To School by Ylleya Fields

Princess Cupcake Jones will do anything to avoid going to school. She pouts, yells, and fakes being sick, but mom is always one step ahead.

Only after arriving at school does she realize that it isn't so scary after all.

 

 

cartoon llama holding stuffed animal looking our window

Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney

Poor Llama Llama only wants to stay home with his mama. Anna Dewdney has captured the feelings of separation anxiety perfectly in her easy-to-read rhyming verse.

No amount of preparation from Mama can stop Llama Llama from worrying. With the help of his classmates, he learns that school is fun and exciting.

A great read for little ones just starting school.

 

cartoon dinosaur standing in classroom

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T Higgins

This hilarious story from an award-winning author will help young ones focus on the fun parts of school.

School is nothing like what Penelope, a t-rex, expected. First of all, her classmates are all human and smell delicious.

When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.

This is a great story to teach kids to treat others like they want to be treated.

 

little girl jumping with books in her hands

Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School by Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia goes to school and mixes up everything in this funny picture book about the iconic character as a child.

This literal-minded young girl is just as funny in these picture books about her childhood as she is in the original stories. 

Gluing herself to her seat is only one of the mishaps she faces on her first day.

 

cartoon pigeon with hands on hips

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems

He's tried to drive a bus, he's tried to stay up late, he's refused to bathe and now he HAS to go to school.

In true Pigeon form, he is having nothing to do with it. Why should he go to school anyway? He already knows everything!

Plus what if his teacher doesn't like him or what if he learns too much?

These are only a few of the worries Pigeon has as he begins to except the fact that he is going to school.