School Ready
Smart Books To Help Get Your Kids Ready for Preschool or Kindergarten.
How to be kind in kindergarten : a book for your backpack
Steinberg, David, 1962- author
2021
This guidebook in verse spans the entire year of kindergarten, showing children how to be kind by doing such things as sharing, taking turns, and inviting someone to join in a game.
Hurry, Little Tortoise, time for school!
Finison, Carrie, author
2022
Little Tortoise hurrys to school on her first day in order to be on time, but despite her best efforts she gets passed by all her friends.
Kindergarten : where kindness matters every day
Ahiyya, Vera, author
2022
Leo, a quiet kid who is not ready for his first day of kindergarten, ends up having a great day when he makes a kindness pledge and discovers he knows a lot about being kind to others.
The King of kindergarten
Barnes, Derrick, author
2019
Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.
Let's be friends = Seamos amigos : in English and Spanish = en ingles y espanol
Colato Laínez, René\, author
2022
Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, paint together and learn about colors at school.
Olu's teacher : a story about starting preschool
Campbell, Jamel Carly, 1986- author
2024
"Olu is nervous about going to school for the first time--his legs are shaking and his tummy feels wobbly. He knows his friends will be there, but he doesn't know what the teacher will be like. What do teachers look like? Where do they live? What do they eat? What if his teacher breathes fire, like a dragon? Ohhhhh . . . MACARONI! Luckily for Olu, his parents talk to him about teachers, assuring him they're just people who help you learn about the world. But as Olu walks with his mom to school, he is still anxious. What will his teacher be like? Early childhood educator Jamel C. Campbell addresses a common fear that children all over the world experience at the start of a new school year in a sweet, reassuring story paired with the gentle, welcoming illustrations of Lydia Mba. An author's note addressed to grown-ups explains that meeting children's needs in times of transition helps to build confidence, resilience, and openness to future exploration."--Amazon.com.
Open the preschool door ...
2019
Invites young readers to open flaps to see what a group of children experience on their first day of preschool.
Pete the Kitty's first day of preschool
Dean, Kim, 1969- author, illustrator
2019
Pete the Kitty has his first day of preschool, where he meets the teacher, sings fun songs, and paints a picture.
The pigeon has to go to school!
Willems, Mo, author, illustrator
2019
The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.
Preschool, here I come!
Steinberg, David, 1962- author
2019
Follows a child through preschool, from saying goodbye to parents on the very first day of school to watching butterflies hatch in spring.
This is how we get ready : for kids going to preschool
2021
"Before you head off for kindergarten, don't forget to pack your bag and clean your teeth! Help familiarize your little ones with how to get ready on their own in the mornings. There's so much to learn when you're little -- especially during busy mornings. This book makes learning easier."--Amazon.
Timothy goes to school
Wells, Rosemary.
2000
Timothy starts school happily, but then he meets Claude, the smartest kid and the best at everything, and Timothy is miserable until Violet becomes his friend.