Starting School

(a list of books for those starting nursery school or kindergarten)

Little Bunny’s Preschool Countdown by Maribeth Boelts

  Call number: E BOELTS

Bunny spends the summer dreading preschool especially after his cousin makes him worry what it will really be like. Check the catalog

Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson

  Call number: E CARLSON

Even though Henry was excitedly looking forward to starting school, he is not sure about staying once he gets there. Check the catalog

Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen

 Call number: E COHEN

A little boy’s anxieties about making friends on his first day at school are forgotten when he meets a boy at naptime. Check the catalog

Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

  Call number: E HENKES

Wemberly is a worrier by nature, but what she is more worried about than anything else is her first day at school.  Check the catalog

Off to School, Baby Duck by Amy Hest

  Call number: E HEST

Baby Duck is afraid of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grandpa, everything turns out okay in the end.  Check the catalog

Three-Star Billy by Pat Hutchins

  Call number: E HUTCHINS

Billy, a little monster who does not want to be in nursery school, throws tantrums that result in his teacher’s praise.  Check the catalog

First Day, Hooray! by Nancy Poydar

  Call number: E POYDAR

Ivy and her bus driver and her teacher and the other school employees all over town get ready for the first day of school.  Check the catalog

Tiptoe into Kindergarten by Jacqueline Rogers

  Call number: E ROGERS

A preschooler follows her big brother to kindergarten and finds a fun atmosphere full of blocks, books, and paints.  Check the Catalog

Vera’s First Day of School by Vera Rosenberry

  Call number: E ROSENBERRY

Vera cannot wait for the day when she starts school, but the first day does not go exactly as she has anticipated.  Check the catalog

I Don’t Want to Go Back to School by Marisabina Russo

  Call number: E RUSSO

Ben is reluctant to return to school and frets over all the bad things that could happen on his first day back.  Check the catalog

Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner by Amy Schwartz

  Call number: E SCHWARTZ

Some things her big sister taught her at home are unusual, but Annabelle’s first day in kindergarten is still a success.  Check the catalog

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

  Call number: E SLATE

Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for the first day of kindergarten.  Check the catalog

Barney is Big by Nicki Weiss

  Call number: E WEISS

Before his first big day at school, Barney and his mom discuss what being a baby was like, and what a big boy he is now.  Check the catalog

Edward Unready for School by Rosemary Wells

  Call number: E WELLS

Edward, a shy bear unready for play school, is out of place surrounded by students who are ready, busy, and happy.  Check the catalog

Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells

  Call number: E WELLS

Starting with number one for the first day of school, Emily learns the numbers to one hundred in many different ways.  Check the catalog

Going to My Nursery School by Susan Kuklin

  Call number: X373.21 KUKLIN

A little boy describes, in text and photographs, what he does in his nursery school class. Includes information for parents.  Check the catalog

When You Go to Kindergarten by James Howe

  Call number: X372.218 HOWE

Text and photographs of an actual kindergarten class help explain what it is really like to go to kindergarten.  Check the catalog

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updated 9/13/07