Compiled by Amy Darger-Stewart, FCPL Early Literacy Services Assistant
- Chu’s First Day of School by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Adam Rex
- On the first day of school, a young panda learns about the special things his animal classmates can do.
- Clifford’s First School Day by Norman Bridwell
- As a small puppy, Clifford the Big Red Dog goes to school with Emily Elizabeth and gets into mischievous trouble during finger painting, cookie baking and snack time.
- I Love You All Day Long by Francesca Rusackas
- When a little pig worries about being apart from his mother as he goes off to school, she reassures him.
- I’m Not Ready! by Jonathan Allen
- Baby Owl is getting ready to go to playgroup for the very first time. The problem is, he's not quite ready.
- Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
- Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.
- Maisy Goes to Preschool by Lucy Cousins
- Join Maisy and her friends for a busy day at preschool! Experience many school activities: painting, music, story time and more!
- Mouse’s First Day of School by Lauren Thompson
- When he goes to school, Mouse finds a world of new objects and new friends.
- My Preschool by Anne Rockwell
- Follows a little boy during his day at preschool, from cheerful hellos in circle time, to painting colorful pictures and playing at the water table, to passing out paper cups for snacks.
- Rosie Goes to Preschool by Karen Katz
- Rosie, a helpful preschooler, offers advice to children facing their first day of preschool.
- The Night Before Preschool by Natasha Wing
- In rhyming text based on "The Night Before Christmas," Billy is too nervous to sleep the night before he begins preschool, but a kind teacher and new friends fill the day with fun.
- The School Book by Todd Parr
- Todd Parr introduces readers to all the things they can do at school.