• Couric, Katie
  The Brand New Kid
  Doubleday , 2000
  E Cou (Grades 1-3)
  Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungry, is ostracized until two girls have the courage to defend him
• Flood, Nancy Bo
  I'll Go To School If…
  Fairview Press, 1997
  E Flo (Grades 1-3)
  Afraid of the first day of school, a boy says that he will attend only if he can go on a rocket or a lion, but his imaginative suggestions are balanced by Mom's practicality.
• Hest, Amy
  Off to School, Baby Duck!
  Candlewick Press, 1999
  E Hes (Picture Books)
  Baby duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help form grandpa, everything is okay.
• Lasky, Kathryn
  Lunch Bunnies
  Little Brown and Co., 1996
  E Las (Grades 1-3)
  Clyde the rabbit is ready to start school, but after talking with his brother, he is worried about what will at happen at lunchtime.
• McGeorge, Constance
  Boomer Goes to School
  Chronicle books, 1996
  E McG (Grades 1-3)
  Boomer, the golden retriever, accompanies his owner to school for show and tell.
• Millman, Isaac
  Moses Goes to School
  Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000
  E Mil (Grades 1-3)
  Moses and his friends enjoy the first day of school at their special school for the deaf and hard of hearing, where they use sign language to talk to each other.
• Noble, Trina Hakes
  The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
  Dial Books for Young Readers, 1980
  E Nob (Grades 1-3)
  Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.
• Paterson, Katherine
  Marvin One Too Many
  Harper Collins, 2001
  E Pat (Grades 1-3)
  Marvin cannot read, but he eventually learns to with some help from his father.
• Polacco, Patricia
  Mr. Lincoln's Way
  Philomel, 1988
  E Pol (Grades 1-3)
  When the coolest principal in the world discovers that the school bully, Eugene, knows a lot about birds, he uses this test to help Eugene overcome his intolerance.
• Scieszka, Jon
  Baloney (Henry P.)
  Viking, 2001
  E Sci (Grades 1-3)
  A transmission from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
• Spafford, Suzy
  Back to School? Cool!
  Scholastic, 2002
  E Spa (Grades 1-3)
  Penelope , the new girl at school, is full of surprises- she loves the color brown, loves tuna and marshmellow sandwiches, and has very unusual ideas for arts and crafts.
• Uegaki., Chieri
  Suki's Kimono
  Kids Can Press, 2003
  E Ueg (Grades 1-3)
  A little girl with a strong Japanese heritage, decides she is going to wear her grandmother's kimono on the first day of school, no matter what anyone says.
• Van Leewen, Jean
  Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl
  Dial Books for Young Readers, 1997
  E Van (Grades 1-3)
  Amanda Pig's first day of school is every bit as she always hoped it would be.
• Wells, Rosemary
  Max's ABC
  Viking, 2006
  E Wel (Picture Books)
  In a fun concept book teaching the ABC's , Max is in trouble, the ants keep taking a bite out his sandwich and drinking his cranberry juice.
• Wells, Rosemary
  My Kindergarten
  Hyperion, 2004
  E Wel (Grades 1-3)
  Join Emily,Roger and all their classmates as they journey on through kindergarten. A celebration of the first important year of a child's education.
• Wells, Rosemary
  Yoko
  Hyperion, 1998
  E Wel (Picture Books)
  When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats, until one of them tries it for himself.
• Wells, Rosemary
  Yoko's World of Kindness
  Hyperion, 2005
  E Wel (Grades 1-3)
  For the child who is going to school for the first time. Six stories about learning skills and building confidence, about how people are different, how teasing hurts feelings, and about making friends.
• Zimmett, Debbie
  Eddie Enough
  Woodbine, House, 2001
  E Zim (Grades 1-3)
  Third grader Eddie has a difficult time at school until his AD/HD is diagnosed and treated.

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