Back to School

These back to school books for kids of all ages will help get a little one ready for the school year, whether they’re excited, anxious, or something in between.

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Vera Ahiyya, Debby Rahmalia
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Getting Ready for Preschool
Vera Ahiyya, Debby Rahmalia
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9780593810019
Getting Ready for First Grade
Vera Ahiyya, Debby Rahmalia
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9798217032136
Getting Ready for Second Grade
Vera Ahiyya, Debby Rahmalia
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9780399557330
The 12 Days of Kindergarten
Jenna Lettice,illustrated by Colleen Madden
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9781524766603
The 12 Days of Preschool
Jenna Lettice, Colleen Madden
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9780593486726
Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries
Kira Wiley, Anni Betts
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9780593303603
Owl by Myself
Pete Oswald
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9780593808078
Yeti Is Not Ready for School
Leigh Anne Carter
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This Makes Me Anxious: First Day of School
Courtney Carbone, Jennifer Amaris
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I’m a Preschool Kid!
Deb Adamson, Tasneem Amiruddin
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9780593433850
I’m Going to Kindergarten!
Andrea Posner-Sanchez, Joanie Stone
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9780375868450
A Letter to My Teacher
Deborah Hopkinson, Nancy Carpenter
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9798217028672
A Not So Perfect Start (The Caring Classroom, Book 1)
Trudy Ludwig, Maribel Lechuga
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9780525579649
All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book)
Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman
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9781984847683
Back to School with the Berenstain Bears
Stan and Jan Berenstain
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9780593306376
Brave Every Day
Trudy Ludwig, Patrice Barton
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9780593306260
My First Day
Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Thi Kim Lien
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Get Ready for School! (Ms. Rachel/Sesame Street)
Ms. Rachel, Random House
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How Rocket Learned to Read
Tad Hills, Tad Hills
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How to Get Your Teacher Ready
Jean Reagan, Lee Wildish
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Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School!
Carrie Finison, Erin Kraan
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If I Ran Your School-by the Cat in the Hat
Random House
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9780593432167
Is This Your Class Pet?
Troy Cummings
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KINDergarten
Vera Ahiyya, Joey Chou
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Little Daymond Learns to Earn
Daymond John, Nicole Miles
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Mao Mao’s Perfectly Imperfect Day
Laan Cham
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9780593807934
My Teacher Is a Dinosaur!
Bill Canterbury, Jeff Harter
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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Dr. Seuss
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Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse
Richard Scarry
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School Day! (Blue’s Clues & You)
Lauren Clauss, Luke Flowers
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Sunday Scaries
Debra Kempf Shumaker, Lavanya Naidu
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The First Day of School (PAW Patrol)
Matt Huntley, Jason Fruchter
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The Name Jar
Yangsook Choi
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9781524768287
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Rita Lorraine Hubbard, Oge Mora
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The World Needs More Purple Schools
Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart, Daniel Wiseman
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9780593812754
Today at School
Jessica Young, Renee Kurilla
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9781524766498
We’re All Wonders
Written & R. J. Palacio
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9798217030507
Welcome to Our Classroom! (An All Are Welcome Book)
Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman
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9780593182079
Driving School (Elbow Grease)
John Cena, Dave Aikins
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Stitch Goes to School (Disney Stitch)
John Edwards, the Disney Storybook Art Team
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Tweens

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Wonder
R. J. Palacio
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Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl
Francine Pascal, adapted by Nicole Andelfinger, Knack Whittle
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Picture Day
Sarah Sax
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Growing Pangs
Kathryn Ormsbee, Molly Brooks
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On Guard!
Cassidy Wasserman
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9780375858246
Because of Mr. Terupt
Rob Buyea
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Chris Grabenstein
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Iveliz Explains It All
Andrea Beatriz Arango, Alyssa Bermudez
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Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
Tae Keller
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9781984896995
Just Roll with It
Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie
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9798217119431
No Place on Earth
Andrea Beatriz Arango
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9781524717674
Shine!
J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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9798217116638
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Katie Kirby
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9780399557620
The Friendship War
Andrew Clements
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9780399557668
The Frindle Files
Andrew Clements
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9781524718954
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Gennifer Choldenko
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9780593428290
Lights, Camera, Middle School!
Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm
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Apple Crush
Lucy Knisley
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9780593651674
Sol Goes for Goal!
Julio Anta, Gabi Mendez
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Board & Picture Books

All Are Welcome The Bakery Dragon Books of Kindness Buffalo Fluffalo Duck & Goose Hello, World! Mrs. Peanuckle’s Alphabet Uni the Unicorn Where Do Diggers … ?

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Chapter Books

A to Z Mysteries The Boxcar Children Junie B. Jones Llama Quest Magic Tree House The Never Girls Unicorn Academy

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Graphic Novels

Hilo Katie the Catsitter Max Meow Pizza and Taco Sweet Valley Twins Witches of Brooklyn

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Middle Grade

Camp Half-Blood City of Ember History Smashers Impossible Creatures The Misfits Mr. Lemoncello’s Library The Penderwicks The Wingfeather Saga

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