Ease first-day jitters and build Kindergarten confidence with these relatable stories, perfect for little learners taking their next big step.


“If Animals Went to School”
Written by Ann Whitford Paul
Illustrated by David Walker
Suitable for 2+ years
“We Share This School”
Written by Dan Saks
Illustrated by Brooke Smart
Suitable for 2+ years
“Find Spot at Preschool”
Written and illustrated
by Eric Hill
Suitable for 2+ years
“A Day at School with The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Written and illustrated
by Eric Carle
Suitable for 2+ years
“Diggers Love to Go to School!”
Written by Brianna Caplan Sayres
Illustrated by Christian Slade
Suitable for 2+ years
“First Friends: Numbers”
Written by Mk Smith Despres
Illustrated by Aya Watanabe
Suitable for 2+ years
“Rory the Remarkable Dragon”
Written and illustrated
by Kathryn Rammell
Suitable for 3+ years
“Lola Goes to School”
Written by Anna McQuinn
Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Suitable for 3+ years
“Bear’s School Day”
Written by Stella Blackstone
Illustrated by Debbie Harter
Suitable for 3+ years
“Tiny T. Rex and the First-Day Oopsies”
Written by Jonathan Stutzman
Illustrated by Jay Fleck
Suitable for 3+ years
“The Kissing Hand”
Written by Audrey Penn
Illustrated by Ruth Harper
Suitable for 3+ years
“Mao Mao’s Perfectly Imperfect Day”
Written and illustrated
by Laan Cham
Suitable for 4+ years
“Kitty vs. Kindergarten”
Written by Martha Freeman
Illustrated by Eda Kaban
Suitable for 4+ years
“How Do Dinosaurs Go to School”
Written by Jane Yolen
Illustrated by Mark Teague
Suitable for 4+ years
“Mr. S”
Written and illustrated
by Monica Arnaldo
Suitable for 4+ years
“On the First Day of Kindergarten”
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Laura Hughes
Suitable for 4+ years
“I Got the School Spirit”
Written by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Illustrated by Frank Morrison
Suitable for 4+ years
“Bitsy Bat, School Star”
Written and illustrated
by Kaz Windness
Suitable for 4+ years
“Home in a Lunchbox”
Written and illustrated
by Cherry Mo
Suitable for 4+ years
“The Tour at School”
Written by Katie Clapham
Illustrated by Nadia Shireen
Suitable for 4+ years
“Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten”
Written by Laurie Purdue Salas
Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata
Suitable for 4+ years
“Ruby’s School Walk”
Written by Kathryn White
Illustrated by Miriam Latimer
Suitable for 4+ years
“The Day You Begin”
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by Rafael López
Suitable for 5+ years
“School’s First Day of School”
Written by Adam Rex
Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Suitable for 5+ years

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