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Ham and Pickles: First Day of School

Nicole Rubel - Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Pickles is nervous about her first day of school. But Ham has the answers to every one of her questions. After all, he's older and wiser and knows everything about school. But Ham's help isn't exactly what Pickles was hoping for, and his wacky advice is turning her first day into...
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First Day of School

Helen Oxenbury - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A little girl is not looking forward to her first day at nursery school until she makes friends with another new girl.
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First Day of School

Anne Rockwell - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Anne and Lizzy Rockwells delightful picture book series about Mrs. Madoffs class has explored some special occasions at school, including Career Day, St. Patricks Day, and Presidents Day. Now the respected mother-daughter writer-illustrator team is taking on another BIG day in First Day of School....
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We Laughed a Lot: My First Day of School

Sylvia Root Tester - Child's World

Scared to go to his first day of kindergarten, Juan discovers it's not so bad--he even laughs a lot.
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Now I'm Growing!: First Day of School (Little Steps for Big Kids: Now I'm Growing)

Nora Gaydos - innovativeKids
Format: Book

From the best-selling author of the Now I'm Reading! series comes a brand new line created to help both parents and children as they take on the many steps, challenges, and changes that go hand in hand with little kids becoming bigger kids. With contemporary art and child-friendly stories,...
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Miss Mingo and the First Day of School

Jamie Harper - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

On sharing day in Miss Mingos multispecies class, we learn that Cricket hears with his legs, Snake smells with his tongue, and Frog enjoys eating his own skin in this nonfiction storybook filled to the gills with laughter - and learning.If theres an elephant in the classroom - along...
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On the First Day of Kindergarten

Laura Hughes - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for nervous/excited kids about to go to kindergarten (and their parents!) . This engaging adaptation of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" convinces parents and children alike that there is no place cooler than a kindergarten classroom.On the first day of kindergarten, theres...
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Mr. Ouchy's First Day

B G Hennessy - Putnam's Sons
Format: Audio CD

Mr. Ouchy is nervous about his first day of school . . . even though he's the teacher! Will his students like him? Will he be able to find the bathroom? What if he can't remember his students' names? Fortunately, his classroom keeps him busy; his students have plenty of their own questions,...
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What Did You Do Today?: The First Day of School

Toby Forward - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

There's a lot to do on the first day of school: meet new friends, practice writing, eat lunch, and run around. But it's not only children who do these things - parents do, too. This charming story follows the day of a young boy and his working mother. Even though they're in different places,...
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School's First Day of School

Adam Rex - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him?The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon...
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Mouse's First Day of School

Lauren Thompson - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

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! Wherever could they be?
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Ally-saurus & the First Day of School

Richard Torrey - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Print book

You can call her Ally-SAURUS! When Ally roars off to her first day at school, she hopes she'll meet lots of other dinosaur-mad kids in class. Instead, she's the only one chomping her food with fierce dino teeth and drawing dinosaurs on her nameplate. Even worse, a group of would-be...
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Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School

Herman Parish - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Book

The New York Times bestselling picture book! Amelia Bedelia goes to school and mixes up just about everything in this funny picture book about the childhood of the iconic character.The first book in the nationally bestselling series about the childhood of America's favorite literal-minded...
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Sumi's First Day of School Ever

Soyung Pak - Viking
Format: Hardcover

The first day of school can be lonely and scary, especially when you don't speak the same language as everyone else. Sumi only knows one phrase in English, "Hello, my name is Sumi." This doesn't seem nearly enough to prepare her for a big school with wide stairs, noisy children,...
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Little Cliff's First Day of School

Clifton L Taulbert - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Tomorrow is the first day of school and everyone is getting ready for Little Cliff's big day. But Little Cliff doesn't want to go to school, especially if it means leaving behind toys, home, and family. To him, school is all about "work, work, work" and being "quiet, quiet,...
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Birdie's First Day of School

Sujean Rim - Little
Format: Hardcover

Tomorrow is Birdie's first day of school and she is just SO nervous. What will her teacher be like? What should she bring? What should she WEAR? When Birdie walks into her brand-new classroom . . . oh my A whole new world opens up as she discovers all the fun and adventure that school has to offer....
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Emily's First 100 Days of School

Rosemary Wells - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Starting with number one for the first day of school, Emily learns the numbers to one hundred in many different ways.
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Chu's First Day of School

Neil Gaiman - Harper
Format: Hardcover

A brand-new picture book adventure about 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...
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Vera's First Day of School

Vera Rosenberry - Holt

Tomorrow was Vera's first day of school. She was big at last.Vera has looked forward to her first day of school for as long as she can remember. Finally the day arrives, and Vera is bursting with excitement. But when she sees the older children in the playground, she suddenly...
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Edda: A Little Valkyrie's First Day of School

Adam Auerbach - Henry Holt
Format: Book

Edda is a Valkyrie (an ancient Norse goddess who guides and protects heroes) . She lives in a magical land called Asgard where she has everything she wants. Well . . . almost everything. Edda wants to find a friend her own age. Edda's wise papa knows of a place where she can make friends:...
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Pooh's First Day of School

Kathleen W Zoefeld - Disney Press

Pooh, Christopher Robin, and Piglet spend a fun-filled first day at their preschool building blocks, playing with other children, taking naps, eating snacks, and learning all kinds of wonderful things."
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Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!

Hyewon Yum - Frances Foster Books
Format: Book

It's a child's first day of kindergarten, but who is worried about all the new people and the different things he'll meet--the child? No! The mother. In a refreshing reversal of roles, the child takes it upon himself to comfort and reassure his mother that everything will be fine, she'll...
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Sparky and Eddie: The First Day of School

Tony Johnston - Scholastic Press

Playing together all summer long in their tree fort, best friends Sparky and Eddie wonder what will happen as the season draws to a close and they begin to prepare for school to start."
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It's the First Day of School...Forever!

R. L. Stine - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Book

On the first day of school, Artie falls out of his bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he's dizzy and she says, "You're just worried about your first day in a new school."At breakfast, his little brother, Eddie, splashes syrup in his hair, and there's no time to wash...
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Mouse Loves School

Lauren Thompson - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Mouse decides to hide inside a bright red backpack...and ends up at school! He explores a world full of colors, letters, and numbers and more until, at last, Mouse discovers his favorite thing about school. Friends! Young readers are sure to enjoy Lauren Thompson's simple, energetic text...
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Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George's first day of school

Margret Rey - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Audiobook

Curious George helps out on the first day of school.
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