Best Kindergarten Classroom Picture Books

Book riot put together their top picks for back to school picture books - https://bookriot.com/picture-books-for-back-to-school/

Updated August 28, 2023
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When Sophie gets angry--really, really angry...
Bang, Molly.
Paper Book
Category: Feelings"Oh is Sophie ever angry now!"Everybody gets angry sometimes. For children, anger can be very upsetting. Parents, teachers, and children can talk about it. People do lots of different things when they get angry. In this Caldecott-honor book, kids will see what Sophie does when she...
Henry's show and tell
Carlson, Nancy L.
Paper Book
Henry likes almost everything about kindergarten, from learning his letters to painting pictures. But there is one thing that Henry does not like- show and tell! He gets all jittery and too afraid to speak when it is his turn to share. Ms. Bradley comes to the rescue with a great plan to help Henry...
I promise
James, LeBron
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! An Instant Indie Bestseller!  *An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A B&N Best Book of the Year* A great gift for tiny go-getters and big dreamers, including for back to school! NBA champion and superstar LeBron James pens...
Your name is a song
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Paper Book
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their...
The year we learned to fly
Woodson, Jacqueline
Paper Book
Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López's highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bestseller The Day You Begin illuminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence. On a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their...

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