Going to Kindergarten

Starting school is an exciting time in your child’s life. You can help them prepare by sharing stories together at home. Discover many things to talk about in these picture books - from getting ready for the first day to exploring what happens at school. Stories can help your child understand that kindergarten is a place where learning and fun go together!

Updated March 28, 2024
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Our favorite day of the year
Ali, A. E.
Paper Book
"Gorgeously inviting illustrations and a joyful theme...the consummate first day read." --Shelf Awareness (starred review) A heartwarming picture book following a group of boys from different backgrounds throughout the school year as they become the best of friends....
This is a school. [online electronic book]
Schu, John, 1981-
Ebook
A moving celebration of school and all it may signify: work and play, creativity and trust, and a supportive community that extends beyond walls A school isn't just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions....
I can, too!
Autio, Karen
Paper Book
A wonderful story of new friendship between two children with diverse abilities. Piper and Kayla love to move. They ride bikes, glide on ice, swoosh down mountains and much more -- each in her own way. While Piper pedals her tricycle with her feet, Kayla uses her hands to move her trike...
Canadian author.
Not yet, Yeti
Freitas, Bethany V.
Paper Book
Yeti learns about the importance of patience and perseverance as he uses growth mindset on his first day of kindergarten. It's Yeti's first day of school and there are so many new things to try! Maybe he can't do everything he wants to do perfectly just yet, but his...
Tayra's not talking
Button, Lana
Paper Book
Tayra won't talk to her new classmates. Is there anything they can do? Why doesn't the new student in Miss Seabrooke's kindergarten class say anything when the other students talk to her? Speaking LOUDER doesn't help. Tayra won't even answer the teacher! They're about to give up. But then Kitty...

Canadian author.

The Queen of Kindergarten
Barnes, Derrick
Paper Book
A confident little Black girl has a fantastic first day of school in this companion to the New York Times bestseller The King of Kindergarten. MJ is more than ready for her first day of kindergarten! With her hair freshly braided and her mom's special tiara on her...
The King of Kindergarten
Barnes, Derrick D.
Paper Book
The morning sun blares through your window like a million brass trumpets.It sits and shines behind your head--like a crown. Mommy says that today, you are going to be the King of Kindergarten! Starting kindergarten is a big milestone--and the hero of this story is ready to make...
The day my mom came to kindergarten
Fergus, Maureen.
Paper Book
"I liked kindergarten from the very 1st day," begins the narrator of this very funny and touching picture book. However, she notices, "My mom was happy for me, of course, but I got the feeling that she was also a little sad" to leave her. So one day the little girl invites her mom to join the...
Planet Kindergarten.
Ganz-Schmitt, Sue
Paper Book
Lena's shoes are nervous : a first-day-of-school dilemma
Calabrese, Keith
Paper Book
In the tradition of School's First Day of School, debut author Keith Calabrese and Pura Belpré Award winner Juana Medina share a sweet, universal story about a clever little girl whose shoes are nervous about the first day of school. Today is a big day! Today, Lena starts...
La rentree de papa /
Wohnoutka, Mike
Paper Book
See below for English description. Tout l'été, Olivier et son papa jouent ensemble, rient ensemble, chantent ensemble et lisent ensemble. Quand vient le jour de la rentrée, Olivier est fin prêt... mais son papa, lui, ne l'est pas. Il est anxieux... Olivier le convainc de le conduire...
La rentrée de papa
Wohnoutka, Mike.
Paper Book
See below for English description. Tout l'été, Olivier et son papa jouent ensemble, rient ensemble, chantent ensemble et lisent ensemble. Quand vient le jour de la rentrée, Olivier est fin prêt... mais son papa, lui, ne l'est pas. Il est anxieux... Olivier le convainc de le conduire...

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