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ABBY"S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
by Sesame Street. It's Abby's first day of school on Sesame Street where she meets Mother Goose and other nursery rhyme
friends. Can you guress what Abby will bring to show and tell?

E JAB
ALICE ANN GETS READY FOR SCHOOL
By Cynthia Jabar. Alice Anne experiences both fun and anxiety as she gets ready for the biggest event in her life.

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AMANDA PIG, SCHOOL GIRL
By Jean Van Leeuwen. Outgoing Amanda befriends a shy girl pig on the first day of school.

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AMELIA'S NOTEBOOK
By Marissa Moss. The hand lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving and starting a new school.

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ANNABELLE SWIFT, KINDERGARTNER
By Amy Schwartz. Although some of the things her older sister taught her at home seem a little unusual at school, other lessons help make Annabelle's first day in school a success.

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ARTHUR'S BACK TO SCHOOL DAY
By Lillian Hoban. While hurrying to get on the bus, Arthur and his friend unknowingly switch their lunch boxes; later Arthur findsout what surprise his sister had put in hers.

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ARTHUR'S TEACHER MOVES IN
By Marc Brown. Arthur thinks that having his teacher stay at his house will be a horrible experience.

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ARTHUR'S TEACHER TROUBLE
By Marc Brown. Third-grader Arthur is amazed when he is chosen to be in the school spellathon.

E LIN
THE AWFUL AARDVARKS GO TO SCHOOL
By Reeve Lindbergh. An alphabetical listing of the acts of destruction committed by mischievious aardvarks on their animal classmates during a visit to school.

E LIN
THE AWAFUL AARDVARKS SHOP FOR SCHOOL
By Reeve Lindberardvarks invade the Shop-All-Day Mall and turn it upside down with their wild back-to-school shopping spree.

E DEB
BABAR GOES TO SCHOOL
Babar has forgotten how hard it is to be a child, so he attends grade school for a day with his children.

E BER
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
By Stan and Jan Berenstain. On the first day of the new school year, the Bearenstain bear cubs are reminded that "though school is a challenge, it can also be fun".

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BERNARD GOES TO SCHOOL
When a young elephant is apprehensive about his first day of school, his parents show him how much fun school can be.

E ANH
BILLY AND THE BIG NEW SCHOOL
By C. Anholt & L. Anholt. Billy is nervous about starting school, but as he cares for a sparrow that eventually learns to fly on its own, he realizes that he too can look after himself.

E MCG
BOOMER GOES TO SCHOOL
By Constance W. MCGeorge. Boomer, the golden retriever, accompanies his owner to school for show and tell.

E COU
THE BRAND NEW KID
By Katie Couric. This year at school, there's not only a new teacher to meet, bur a brand new kid as well. Lazlo S. Gasky doesn't look or speak quite like the other kids, and no one is sure what to make of him.

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BRAND-NEW PENCILS, BRAND-NEW BOOKS
By Diane de Groat. gilbert's excitement over starting first frade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughtout the day there are pleasent surprises.

E HEN
CHRYSANTHEMUM
By Kevin Henkes.Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts school and the other children make fun of it.

E MCG
COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN
By Alison McGhee. Ten days before the start of kindergarten a pre-kindergartener cannot tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.

E REY
CURIOUS GEORGE"S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
By Margret & H. A. Rey's. When Curious George attends the first day of school as a special helper, he winds up
creating a big mess

E BRO
D. W. 's GUIDE TO PRESCHOOL
By Marc Brown. D. W., Arthur's little sister, tells all about what it's like to be in preschool, including essential information about such topics as bathroom breaks, storing things i a cubbie, and sharing at playtime.


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DAVID GOES TO SCHOOL
By D. Shannon. David's high-energy antics fill each school day with-trouble.

E MCG
ELIZA'S KINDERGARTEN SURPRISE

by Alice B McGinty. On her first day of school, Eliza fills her pocket with objects-buttons, a pebble, a napkin, and a piece of yarn-which she makes into a surprise for her mother who she misses very much.

E DAN
THE FEET IN THE GYM
By Teri Daniels. This story will delight children as they see their school day through the eyes of the
school custodian who cleans up after them.

E POR
FIRST DAY, HOORAY!
By Nancy Poydar. Ivy Green can't wait for school to start tomorrow. But she is also a little worried.What if she misses the bus? How will she find Mrs. Bell's room?

E DAN
FIRST DAY JITTERS
By Julie Danneberg. Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

E ASE
FIRST GRADE CAN WAIT
By L. Aseltine. Luke does not feel ready to move on from kindergarten to the first grade, and he is relived when his parents and teacher decide he can stay in kindergarten for another year.

E ROD
FIRST GRADE STINKS!
By Mary Ann Rodman. First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds
out that first grade is special, too.

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FOURTH GRADE WEIRDO
By MARTHA FREEMAN. Mr. Ditzwinkle is a "spontaneous" teacher who does magic tricks and gives all kinds of crazy assignments that Dexter doesn't understand.

E ALT
FRANCINE'S DAY
by Anna Alter. Francine the fox does not want to go to school, but ends up having a good day anyway!

E BOU
FRANKLIN'S CLASS TRIP
By P. Bourgeois. Franklin's class had been on trips to thebakery, the fire station and the pet store.
Today Franklin was so excited that he could hardly eat his breakfast... the class was going to the museum!

E BUN
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
By Rochelle Bunnett. Using photographs of children at school to introduce the concept of "friends" playing and learning together.

E LON
FROGGY GOES TO SCHOOL
By J. London. Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it's hard to sit
still, he has a wonderful time.

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GOING TO MY NURSERY SCHOOL
By Susan Kuklin. The author gives readers a you-are-there tour of nursery school as
experienced by four-year-old Heath.

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GRUMPY BUNNIES
By Willy Welch. Grumpy Bunnies have a very busy day getting ready for school, learning lessons, playing on the playground, snacking on crackers after school, and going to bed.

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THE GYM DAY WINNER
By G. Maccarone. During gym at school, Sam always comes in last, but a great basketball shot turns him into the hero of the day.

E RUB
HAM AND PICKLES FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
By Nicole Rubel. Pickles is nervous about her first day of school, but taking advice from her big brother Ham may not be a good idea.

E CAR
HENRY'S 100 DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN
By Nancy Carlson. To celebrate the one hundredth day of kindergarten, each student brings in an example of of 100 for show- and- tell, including a 100-year-old relative, and Ms. Bradley shares the jar of 100 jelly beans that have marked the passing days.

E YOL
HOW DO DINOSAURS GO TO SCHOOL?
By Jane Yolen & Mark Teague. Come along for a very unusual day where donosaur show-and-tell, story time, and recess antics will make even the best-behaved young dinosaurs laughaloud.

 

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HOW TO BE COOL IN THIRD GRADE
By Betsy Duffey. Robbie's excited but, he's Duffy also worried. If this year is going to be as
great as he wants it to be, he'll have to find the answer to that vital question- What is cool in the third grade?

J FIC LAWLOR
HOW TO SURVIVE THIRD GRADE
By Laurie Lawlor. Ernest, an unpopular third Lawlor grader, has a difficult adjustment to make
until he finds a friend.

E CHI
I AM ABSOLUTELY TO SMALL FOR SCHOOL
By Lauren Child. Charlie's little sister Lola is not sure she's ready for school, after all she is extremely busy and can already count to ten! It's up to Charlie to convince her that school and learning will be fun.

E FAR
I.Q. GOES TO SCHOOL
By Mary Ann Fraser. Mrs. Furber brings I.Q., a rat, to be the classroom pet, but he has hopes of becoming Student of the Week.

E HAR
I AM NOT GOING TO SCHOOL TODAY
By Robie Harris. A little boy decides to skip his very first day of school, because one doesn't know anything, but on the second, one knows everything.

E RUS
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL
By Marisabina Russo. Despite his sister's dire warnings of all the terrible things that
could go wrong on his first day in 2nd grade, Ben has a wonderful time.

E FRA
I STARTED SCHOOL TODAY
By Karen G. Frandsen. A young child reports on the first day at school-fraught with both
anxiety and pleasant surprises.

E NUM
IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO SCHOOL
By Laura Numeroff. Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school.

E FLO
I'LL GO TO SCHOOL IF...
By Bo Flood. FLO Afraid of the first day of school, a boy says that he will attend only if he can go on a rocket or a lion, but his imaginative suggestions are balanced by Mom's practicality.

E CAR
IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT!
By Nancy Carlson. A mother and her young daughter reflect on the daughter's growing up and
starting school.

E MCC
IT"S TIME FOR SCHOOL STINKY FACE
By Lisa McCourt. This imaginative little boy is not at all sure about going to school, and he has a whole bunch of questions for his mom.

E COC
JACK'S TALENT
By Maryann Cocca-Leffler. On the first day of school, as the children in Miss Lucinda's class introduce themselves and name their special talent, Jack wonders if he is good at anything.

J FIC PARK
JUNIE B. JONES AND THE STUPID SMELLY BUS
By Barbara Park. A young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what happens when she decides not to ride the bus home.

E KRE
KATHARINE GOES TO NURSERY SCHOOL
By Jill Kremer. Real photographs of children at nursery school are highlighted by simple
text that explains the days various events.

E DAV
KINDERGARTEN ROCKS!
By Katie Davis. Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his dog rufus, is very nervous.

E CEC
KIRBY KLINE AND THE NOT-LAUGHING LESSONS
By Ivon Cecil. When Kirby gets the giggles during a spelling test, his teacher sends him to Mr. Gloom-smith for Not-Laughing Lessons.

E PENN
THE KISSING HAND
By Audrey Penn. When chester is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

E CAR
LOOKOUT KINDERGARTEN, HERE I COME
By Nancy Carlson. Even though Henry is looking forward to going to Kindergarten, he
he is not sure about staying once he arrives. The perfect book to help children feel goodabout themselves and ready to take on kindergarten with confidence.

E HEN
LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE
By Kevin Henkes. Lilly loves school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

ER KRE
LIONEL IN THE FALL
By Stephen Krensky. Lionel sure has more than his share of problems. To start there's the new teacher. She makes him stand up in front of the whole class and talk about himself. UGH!

E LAN
LITTLE BEAR GOES TO KINDERGARTEN
By Jutta Langreuter & Vera Sobat. It is the first day of school and Little Bear thinks school will be wonderful-but only if Mama stays with him.

J FIC COX
MEAN, MEAN MAUREEN GREEN
By Judy Cox. She's big and mean. She puts tarantulas on third graders' heads and stuffs them into garbage cans-all before lunchtime.

E DEP
MEET THE BARKERS: MORGAN AND MOFFAT GO TO SCHOOL
By Tomie dePaola. Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.

E STO
MINERVA LOUISE AT SCHOOL
By Janet Morgan Stoeke. Out for an early morning walk, a chicken wanders into a school that she mistakes for a fancy barn.

E SLA
MISS BINDERGARTEN CELEBRATES THE LAST DAY OD KINDERGARTEN
By Joseph Slate. Miss Bindergarten and her class celebrate the last doy of school with a party and good wishes.

E SLA
MISS BINDERGARTEN CELEBRATES THE 100th DAY OF KINDERGARTEN
By Joseph Slate. To celebrate, each student must bring "100 of some wonderful
one-hundred-full thing!"

E SLA
MISS BINDERGARTEN GETS READY FOR KINDERGARTEN
By Joseph Slate. Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get
ready for kindergarten.

E SLA
MISS BINDERGARTEN HAS A WILD DAY IN KINDERGARTEN
By Joseph Slate. Things are always a little rowdy in a class of twenry-six kindergarteners, but there are some days when chaos reigns!

E SLA
MISS BINDERGARTEN STAYS HOME FROM KINDERGARTEN
By Joseph Slate. The Flu has struck on Sunday, and Miss Bindergarten knows she will have to saty home from kindergarten on Monday. What will her students do without their beloved teacher?

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MISS MALARKEY LEAVES NO READER BEHIND
By Judy Finchler & Kevin O'Malley. Miss Malarkey vows to find each of her students a book to love by the end of the school year, but one video-game loving boy proves to be a challenge.

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MISS MALARKEY WON'T BE IN TODAY
By Judy Finchler. A teacher imagines the chaos that takes place when she stays home one day because she is sick.

E HAR
MISS MINGO AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
By Jamie Harper. The animals in this classroom share something special about themselves.

E ALL
MISS NELSON IS BACK
By Harry Allard. When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to "really act up".

EALL
MISS NELSON IS MISSING!
By Harry Allard. The kid's in room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and the are faced with a vile substitute.

E HEN
MR. OUCHY'S FIRST DAY
By B.G. Hennessy. Mr. Ouchy, a new teacher, is nervous about his first day of school, but when he teaches the class about time and counting, they all enjoy the experience.

ERWIS
MORRIS GOES TO SCHOOL
By B. Wiseman. A MOOSE-in school? Morris the moose want's to learn his ABC's and how to count and teacher Miss Fine invites him to join her class. The children love it!

E MIL
MOSES GOES TO SCHOOL
By Isaac Millman. Moses and his friends enjoy the first day of school at their special school for the deaf and hard of hearing, where they use sign language to talk to each other.

E THO
MOUSE'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
By Lauren Thompson. One bright morning, Mouse discovers a whole new world. There are colors to paint with: red , yellow, blue and letters to spell with A B C and best of all, new friends to play with!

E HAL
MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
By P.K. Hallinan. A fun-filled school day is described in rhyming verse.

E WELL
MY KINDERGARTEN
By Rosemary Wells.Join Emily, Roger, and all their classmates as they embark on their amazing journey through the kindergarten year.

E WEI
MY TEACHER SLEEPS IN SCHOOL
By Leattie Weiss. Mollie and her friends are convinced that their teacher lives in their classroom and feeling sorry for her leave a bedtime snack to surprise her.

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MY PRESCHOOL
By Anne Rockwell. Follows a little boy during his day at preschool, from cheerful hellos in circle time, to painting colorful pictures and playing at the water table, to passing out cups for snack time.

E GIF
NEXT YEAR I'LL BE SPECIAL
By Patricia Reilly Giff. A young girl looks forward to second grade.

E WIN
THE NIGHT BEFORE FIRST GRADE
By Natasha Wing. "Twas the night before first grade. I kissed my dog Clover...It's the night before the Bfirst grade; and for two friends the new school year starts off with a big surprise!"

E WIN
THE NIGHT BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
By Natasha Wing. "Twas the night before kindergarten, and as they prepared, kids were excited and a little bit scared. They tossed and they turned about in their beds, while visions of school supplies danced in their heads."

E ROC
100 SCHOOL DAYS
By Anne Rockwell. The student in Mrs. Madoff's class keep track of the days they have been in school, marking each interval of ten, until they reach 100 days.

E CUY
100th DAY WORRIES
By Margery Cuyler. Jessica worries about collecting 100 objects to take to class for the 100th day of school.

E JOH
OFF TO KINDERGARTEN
By Tony Johnston. A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten.

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OFF TO SCHOOL, BABY DUCK!
By Amt Hest. BABY DUCK experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grandpa, everything turns out okay in the end.

E STI
ON MY VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL I MET ...
By Norman Stiles. The characters children meet in this book will have them laughing and looking forward to their first day of school!

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ON THE WAY TO KINDERGARTEN
By Virginia Kroll. A Mother describes the increasing accomplisments of he five-year-old, from crying and sleeping, to riding a tricycle, then preparing for school.

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PHILIPOK
By Leo Tolstoy/Retold by Ann Keay Beneduce. Philipok's mother has told him that he is too young to go to school, but one day he sets out to go on his own.

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A PLACE CALLED KINDERGARTEN
by Jessica Harper. Wondering why their friend Tommy has not come to the barn at his usual time, the animals become alarmed when the dog tells them that he has gone to a place called kindergarten.

E MAR
RACHEL PARKER, KINDERGARTEN SHOW-OFF
By Ann M. Martin. Five-year-old Olivia's new neighbor Rachel is in her kindergarten class and they must overcome feelings of jealousy and competitiveness to be friends.

E HAYS
READY, SET, PRESCHOOL!
By Anna Jane Hays. A collection of simple stories, poems, and picture games designed to prepare children for preschool.

ER MAC
RECESS MESS
By Grace Maccarone. While playing during recess Sam has to go to to the Boy's Room; but he can't read yet! How will he figure out which door leads to the Boys Room.

E COR
SAM STARTS SCHOOL
By Barbara Taylor Cork. Sam is amazed at all the fun things there are to do at school-singing, painting, reading, and playing- and before its time to go home, he has made lots of new friends.

E MCC
SCHOOL
By Emily Arnold McCully. In this wordless picture book a curious little mouse follows his eight older siblings to school to find out all about it.

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SCHOOL BUS
By Donald Crews. Follows the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them home again.

E HEN
SCHOOL DAYS
By B. G. Hennessy. Follow a high-spirited class through a day jam-packed with interesting things to do- from a ride on the school bus, to making rhymes and letter games, to catching an escaped class pet.

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SEYMOUR SLUG STARTS SCHOOL
By Carey Armstrong-Ellis
A bad case of nerves has Seynour worried about his first day of school, but he grows more confident after a visit from his well-meaning Fairy Slugmother, who reassures him that she will watch over him.

E BRE
SHAWN GOES TO SCHOOL
by Petronell Breinburg. Although Shawn has always wanted to go to school like his big sister, when he finall gets to go to nursery school he is shy and cries.

ER BLI
THE SHORTEST KID IN THE WORLD
By Corinne Demas Bliss. Emily hates being the shortest kid in her class. Everyone calls
her names. When a new girl moves to town Emily is puzzled. How come nobody's calling
her any names?

E CLE
SLIPPERS AT SCHOOL
By Andrew Clements. Slippers is sad that Laura and Edward have no time for him on the first day of school, but he finds a comfortable backpack in which to fall asleep before they leave!

E COH
STARRING FIRST GRADE
By Miriam Cohen. Even though he doesn't like his part in the first grade play, Jim saves the day when one of the key players gets stage fright.

E MCA
TAKE A KISS TO SCHOOL
By Angela McAllister. Digby's mother helps him make it through the second day of school by sending him off with a pocket
of kisses.

J FIC COX
THIRD GRADE PET
By Judy Cox. Fearing for the safety of the third grade's class pet, Cheese the rat, Rosemary takes
him home in her backpack and creates chaos in the household.

ER THO
THOMAS AND THE SCHOOL TRIP
By Rev. W. Awdry. Attempting to hurry through his work so that he can give some schoolchildren a ride, Thomas the tank engine must overcome a series of obstacles.

E WEL
TIMOTHY GOES TO SCHOOL
By Rosemary Wells. Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.

E ROG
TIPTOE INTO KINDERGARTEN
By Jacqueline Rogers. A preschool gets excited about kindergarten as she spies on
her brothers class.

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TOM GOES TO KINDERGARTEN
By Margaret Wild. When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.

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TROUBLE WITH SCHOOL : A FAMILY STORY ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES
DUN By Kathryn & Allison Boesel Dunn. Based on (Parent Coll) one family's real-life xperiences with learning disabilities, this story follows Allison and her mother, as each tells her
side of the story of diagnosing and adjusting to Allison's learning needs.

E BRO
THE TRUE FRANCINE
By Marc Brown. Francine and Muffy are good friends until Muffy lets Francine take the blame for cheating on a test.

E WIN
TUCKERS FOUR-CARROT SCHOOL DAY
By Susan Wright. The start of Tucker the rabbit's first day of kindergarten is rocky, but making new friends helps change his attitude toward school.

E ROS
THE TWELVE DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN: A COUNTING BOOK
By Deborah Lee Rose. A cummulative counting verse in which a child enumerates items in the kindergarten classroom, from the whole alphabet, A to Z, to twelve eggs for hatching.

E BRE
SHAWN GOES TO SCHOOL
By P. Breinburg. Shawn had always wanted to go to school, and he gazed longingly out of the window as his sister set off each morning. Then one day it was his turn to go to nursery school.

E HEN
WEMBERLY WORRIED
By Kevin Henkes. A mouse named Wemberly, who always worries, finds a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

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WHAT A DAY IT WAS AT SCHOOL!
By Jack Prelutsky. What a funny, outrageous, exciting day it was at school! Are you ready to read all about it?

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WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY?
By Toby Forward. There's a lot to do on the first day of school for both the children and parents.

E JOH
WHAT WILL MOMMY DO WHEN I'M AT SCHOOL?
By Delores Johnson. What will her mother do alone in the house all day? She'll have no one to watch cartoons with...no one to help her shop...no one to read picture books with. She'll be very lonely.

E ORM
WHEN AN ELEPHANT COMES TO SCHOOL
By Jan Ormerod. When a nervous elephant meets his new classmates, they introduce hime to the in's and out's of the daily routine.

E MAR
WHEN DINOSAURS GO TO SCHOOL
By Linda Martin. Dinosaurs spend a day at school with reading, writing, arithmetic, music, finger paints, excercise, and pizza.

E LEV
WHEN KANGAROO GOES TO SCHOOL
By Sonia Levitin. Kangaroo learns thee proper way to behave on the first day of school.

E COH
WHEN WILL I READ?
By Miriam Cohen. Impatient to begin reading, a first grader doesn't realize that there is more to reading than books.

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WHEN WILL SARAH COME?
By Elizabth Fitsgerald Howard. A little boy waits and listens all day for his older sister to come home from her first day at school.

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WHEN YOU GO TO KINDERGARTEN
By James Howe. Words and photographs explain what it is like to go to kindergarten.

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WHO WILL GO TO SCHOOL TODAY?
By Karl Ruhmann. One day Sam decides he does not want to go to school. But how can he manage that? He comes up with the idea of sending his stuffed monkey, Timbo, in his place!

E COH
WILL I HAVE A FRIEND?
By Miriam Cohen. Every child has a first day at school, and this is the story of Jim's. The day begins with a worried question: "Will I have a friend?".

 

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