Get Ready for Back-To-School

The new school year is right around the corner! Checkout these fun reads about getting ready for the first day of school, overcoming fears, and making friends.

Updated July 14, 2025
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Batter up for the first day of school!
Hegedus, Bethany
Paper Book
A playful, baseball-themed first-day-of-school adventure! Wake up, Sluggers. It's time to . . . Batter up for the first day of school! It's the first day of school at Grand Slam Elementary, and there is much to do before the Twins can step up to...
Back to school Tortoise
George, Lucy M.
Paper Book
It's time to go back to school. But Tortoise is worried. What if he falls down? What if he doesn't like lunch? What if the kids are mean to him? What if he falls down, doesn't like lunch, and the kids are mean to him? The perfect back-to-school book about being brave, with a surprise at the end!
Back to school with Bigfoot
Berger, Samantha
Paper Book
Starting a new school year can be hard, even if (especially if) you're seven feet tall. But there's plenty to look forward to!The first day of school is right around the corner! And everything is bigger for Bigfoot -- especially back to school problems like getting a haircut, trying on new...
Llama Llama back to school
Duncan, Reed
Paper Book
A Netflix Original series From bestselling author and storyteller Anna Dewdney comes a back-to-school story featuring the beloved Llama Llama! Summer days are getting shorter and it's almost time for the first day of school for Llama! But Llama Llama isn't ready for...
The secret life of squirrels : back to school!
Rose, Nancy
Paper Book
Get ready for the first day of school in this fourth book in the popular series featuring photographs of wild squirrels! Mr. Peanuts' teacher friend Rosie needs help preparing for the first day of school! The two squirrels go shopping for school supplies, set up the library and...
The crayons go back to school
Daywalt, Drew
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The hilarious Crayons from The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to go back to school in this mini hardcover book! Purple Crayon loves math! White Crayon loves reading! The Crayons are getting ready to go...
Tiny T. Rex and the First-Day Oopsies: A Back-To-School Book
Stutzman, Jonathan
Paper Book
It's Tiny T. Rex's first day of school! In this new addition to the bestselling series, Tiny is certain he's ready for anything at his BIG new school--but learns that even the best-prepared dinosaur will still meet some "oopsies" along the way!   ...
One golden rule at school : a counting book
Alko, Selina
Ebook
The first day of school
McNamara, Margaret
Paper Book
It's the Robin Hill first-graders' first day of school in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story, now in hardcover for the first time! Charles is excited about his first day of first grade at Robin Hill School. He wants his puppy, Cookie, to come to school too. Then Charles finds out...
Fairy's first day of school
Heos, Bridget
Paper Book
From the author of Mustache Baby, a picture book about a tiny fairy who has all the typical experiences a child might on the first day of school, but with silly fairy-like twists. In this humorous and reassuring picture book from the author of Mustache Baby, a sweet fairy...
Chu's first day of school
Gaiman, Neil.
Paper Book
A picture book school story featuring the New York Times bestselling panda named Chu from Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman and acclaimed illustrator Adam Rex! Chu, the adorable panda with a great big sneeze, is heading off for his first day of school, and he's nervous. He hopes the...
Butterflies on the first day of school
Silvestro, Annie
Paper Book
The first day of school is exciting--but it can be scary, too! Meet Rosie, a brand-new student who just happens to have butterflies in her stomach.   "Silvestro and Chen take a common figure of speech and transform it, literally, into a lovely...
Stanley the dog : the first day of school
Bones, Bobby
Ebook
Lola goes to school
McQuinn, Anna
Paper Book
Get your preschooler and kindergartener school ready with bestselling Lola as she heads to her first day of school. A comforting and cheerful picture book read that explores the school day and it's new routine for first time students. Lola and her family prepare for...
Jojo vs. middle school
McCullough, Joy
Paper Book
After having hilariously terrible first days of sixth grade, four girls vow to ride out the super highs and cringe-worthy lows of middle school together, no matter how awkward it gets, in this first book in the Team Awkward middle grade series. Jojo has everything planned out for...
Junie B. Jones and the stupid smelly bus : the graphic novel
Venable, Colleen A. F.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Laugh out loud with the iconic Junie B. Jones--now starring in "a dynamic new graphic ­novel series that stays true to the curious, ­energetic Junie of years past" (School Library Journal, starred review). "Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun."--Dav...
Why do I have to go to school?
Daynes, Katie
Paper Book
From forming friendships to learning new skills, join a lively bunch of kids as they discover what school is really about and how to make the most of it. With delightful illustrations, inventive flaps and gentle humor, this book will help boost confidence and calm any back-to-school nerves.
Welcome to dinosaur school
Cobden, Rose
Paper Book
A Jurassic-themed, rhyming picture book for children starting school! All through the land, little dinos were stirring. They opened their eyes and their brains started whirring. The BIG day is here! they thought in a hurry . . . They...
Lola and the new school
Novales, Keka
Paper Book
When Lola is accepted to a new school, Mama thinks it's an "excellent opportunity." Lola isn't so sure, especially since it means changing schools--in the middle of the school year! She'll have to say goodbye to her old school and her old friends. Abuelita tries to convince Lola that she can conquer...

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