In the first book, he’s ready to drop out of first grade, because he did something really embarrassing in class and everyone laughed at him. The unnamed narrator of these picture books is having some trouble with school. Z wins Arnold over.įirst Grade Dropout and Second Grade Holdout by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Matthew Cordell The illustrations are fun, alternating in some places between what’s really going on and what Arnold sees in his very active imagination, but eventually Mr. So Arnold decides that Super Saurus should go to school instead, with some special gear packed away in his backpack. Because the teacher just may turn out to be Zorgo the Evil Genius, who feeds kids to his hungry T. Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Ned YoungĪrnold is about to start kindergarten, and he has plans: escape plans. Admittedly, this one may not be as practical in a “getting ready for school” sense, unless your kid is a skeleton who keeps losing bones. There are plenty of bone-related puns in this book, and the monsters here are also all really adorable. But nothing seems to work, until the perfect solution comes to them. His friends try to help him out in their own ways: Franky Stein tries screws and glue Mummicula tries wrapping him in bandages. It’s a fun book about overcoming your fears and being a friend, both good lessons for the start of the school year.īonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Will Terryīonaparte is a skeleton, and he’s worried about what his classmates will think of him because various bones keep falling off–a hand here, a leg here, even his skull sometimes. I always love Molly Idle’s dynamic illustrations, and she manages to make this zombie really cute instead of gruesome. A ghostly new student, Morty, joins the class, and has a little bit of stage fright, but Zombelina and her friend Lizzie are there to help. Some creepy creatures have to go to school, too! Zombelina brings her dance moves to the classroom, performing for show and tell as her various body parts come unattached (with plenty of zombie-themed puns, of course). Halloween isn’t the only season for monsters, as the next two titles demonstrate. Zombelina: School Days by Kristyn Crow, illustrated by Molly Idle Amanda learns some lessons about friendship and getting along–and maybe her perception of reality and expectations aren’t always totally reliable. It’s the “end of the world,” and it makes Amanda want to quit kindergarten altogether. But then another new kindergartener named Bitsy comes along, and all of Amanda’s plans are thrown into disarray. She’s going to write her name really big on the chalkboard, build the tallest block tower, and run faster than anyone (as long as it’s downhill). The story is in rhyming verse, and kids who love building things and using tools may enjoy the idea of their tools learning how they work at school, too.Īmanda Panda Quits Kindergarte n by Candice Ransom, illustrated by Christine GroveĪmanda Panda is excited for kindergarten, which she learned all about from her big brother Lewis. It’s time for these five little tools to go to school! This book is sort of a combination of back-to-school and how-tools-work, as each of the tools introduces itself and then they go to school to learn how to build things-with the important lesson being cooperation, of course. Tool School by Joan Holub, illustrated by James Dean This small paperback picture book also includes a sheet of stickers at the end featuring various kids and items pictured throughout the book. This title in the “Count the Days” series takes the start of kindergarten and sets it to the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas.” “On the first day of kindergarten, here’s what I saw at school: one cubby of my very own.” As the days progress, you’ll see students counting, artists painting, nice friends, chunky crayons, and more. The 12 Days of Kindergarten by Jenna Lettice, illustrated by Colleen Madden The illustrations are colorful and childlike, and help to show the range of emotions that kids have coming into the new school year. And then the kids show up, and the school begins to learn a little more about who he is and why he’s there. He’s been hanging out with his friend Janitor over the summer, but he’s a little nervous about having a bunch of teachers and children filling up his hallways, playing in the gym. This picture book is a fun twist on the “nervous about school starting” story: Frederick Douglass Elementary is a brand-new school, just built over the summer. School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson As we settle into our routines both new and old, here are some picture books to help your little kids ease into the school year and get them excited about learning. Well, it’s that time of year again! Back to school, with backpacks full of new school supplies, new teachers to meet, lunches to pack.
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