Books to help with starting school or kinder
The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a...
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Old Friends, New Friends
A brand-new school year! I can't wait! Hang on...None of my old friends are in my new class...
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Maddie’s First Day
First day of school, new experiences and making friends play centre stage for this book for the pre-school age.
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Starting School
From Jane Godwin and Anna Walker comes this beautiful book focusing on the experiences and feelings of five very different children as they begin at school for the first time. Jane's simple words and ideas combine with Anna's...
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Mum at School
Do you know what school is? I didn't know much about it until last Monday... The first day of school can be tough. Sometimes you need your mum to hang around. Then, before you know it, she's cutting and pasting and...
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Getting Ready for School!
It's the first day of school and time to wake up! Follow the animals as they rise, brush their teeth, eat breakfast, grab their book bags, and go. Finally, on the last page, they arrive in class for lessons and good times with...
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Mae’s First Day of School
As Mae's first day of school approaches she decides she IS. NOT. GOING.
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Phoenix Goes to School: A Story to Support Transgender and Gender Diverse Children
Phoenix wants to wear her favourite purple dress to express her gender, but she is scared of being bullied on her first day of school. Follow Phoenix's journey as she arrives at school, makes some friends, stands up for herself,...
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I Don’t Want to Go to School
Country of Origin: France There was once a cheeky little rabbit. You might know him already. When his mother told him, 'Simon, tomorrow is your first day of school!' he replied, 'I'm not going.' Simon - the little...
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First Day
The must-have picture book for every child starting school, with a clever twist all parents will relate to! Are you ready?
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On the First Day of School
On the first day of school, my teacher said to me, Raise your hand if you have to do a wee. Starting school has never been more hilarious. Join Australian musical theatre and television actress, Penny McNamee, for some joyful...
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Miffy at School
Miffy goes to school and has a satisfying day writing, singing, drawing, reading and playing.
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The Things I Love About School
Addresses the everyday world of preschoolers and encourages them to think about themselves in relation to everything around them.
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Ozzie Goes to School
Ozzie lives with his dad in a shipping container by the sea in the Top End of Australia. Ozzie isn't afraid of much. Not the cool dark of the container when the door is closed at night. Not snakes. Not even of the crocodiles...
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Going to School
Explore a day in the life of a little girl at school with an unfolding visual narrative that young children will have fun making out for themselves.
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Spot Goes to School
Suitable for parents readying themselves and their children for the concept of school, and all the fun that can be had there, this title helps young children learn along with everyone's favourite puppy, Spot, and his friends.
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Stuff to Know When You Start School
Learn all the super-important life skills you need to become a big boy or girl with this ultimate guide to being a toddler and starting school. No matter what grown-ups tell you, being little is hard work. There's so...
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Why I Love School
Featuring children's own words and heart-warming pictures, this book is a perfect celebration of all that's fun about school!
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First Day
On the first day of school...Alex hopes she will make a friend,Salma wants to learn to write NOWStephen is a little bit scared,and Penny is as wriggly as a tadpole.Khalil is the best at tying shoelaces,and Jun just wants to...
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This School Year Will Be the Best!
On the first day of school, new classmates are asked to share what they would most like to happen in the upcoming year. Some kids' hopes are familiar while others are off-the-wall. Everyone's wishes are shown in humorously...
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Hugless Douglas Goes to Little School
A board book edition of this bestselling Hugless Douglas story - perfect for back to school!
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This Is Our House
A gentle tale for pre-schoolers, introducing the concept of sharing in the playground from multi award winning author and poet Michael Rosen.
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Billie’s School Stories
What does the B in Billie B Brown stand for? Books, backpacks and best friends! Join Billie B Brown in her three favourite school stories!
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Wombat Goes to School
She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. She goes to school.She sleeps. She eats. She scratches - and finds a hole.When Mothball discovers a new hole, it unexpectedly leads her to the local school. the children...
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How to Hide a Lion at School
Lions aren't allowed at school, but Iris's lion doesn't want to be left behind. He even stows away on the school trip to the museum, causing much madness and mayhem as he hides among the exhibits. The third warm and funny...
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Miss Molly’s School of Manners
A charmingly illustrated picture book about a little raccoon called Algernon and his extraordinary day at Miss Molly's school. Algernon's manners are bad at first... but lessons in the Sharing Studio and Listening Carefully Lab,...
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Five Little Ducks Went Off to School
Five little ducks went off to school, over the splishy-splashy pool, and one little duck with a schoolbag on her back, she led the others with a QUACK, QUACK, QUACK! It's back to school with a QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!An...
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Mum at School
The first day of school can be tough. Sometimes you need your mum to hang around. Then, before you know it, she's cutting and pasting and joining in.But Mum snores during nap time and keeps everyone awake. She forgets to raise...
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Chu’s First Day at School
Chu is a little panda with a BIG sneeze and when his first day at school approaches he is nervous. Will the other boys and girls be nice? Will they like Chu? A fabulously warm and funny story about little Chu and his enormous...
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I am Too Absolutely Small for School
Although Lola agrees with her brother that it would be useful to learn how to write, read and count, she can't go to school because her invisible friend's too nervous to go.
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The Conversation Train
This inventive picture book uses the metaphor of a train to clearly explain basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). As well as attractive color photographs of trains, the book also...
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Just Jack
Jack was getting ready for his first day at kinder. He wouldn't know anyone. How would he make friends? Then Jack had an idea. He put on his red-and-blue suit, his yellow cape, his special socks, his gumboots and, last of all, his...
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Little Owl’s First Day
It's a big day for Little Owl. His first day at school. Little Owl doesn't want a big day though. He'd rather stay at home and have fun with Mummy and Baby Owl. But at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even...
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Look, There’s A Hippopotamus In The Playground Eating Cake
Starting school can be scary, but nothing is impossible when you have a hippopotamus who lives on your roof, and eats cake! So, a little girl takes her hippopotamus along to school, and together they face those first-day-at-school...
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Jack’s School Stories
Three favourites from Hey Jack! Join in with this hilarious blockbuster series from the award-winning Sally Rippin, author of the Billie B Brown series!
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George’s First Day at Playgroup: Sticker Book
It is George's first day at playgroup and Peppa doesn't really want him there. But when all of her friends want a little brother too, will Peppa change her mind?
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Starting School
From first day nerves to finding your peg, this reassuring read is full of humour and fun for children and parents alike. It offers advice and enjoyment for the whole family before school starts.
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The New Kid
A powerful story about the importance of being yourself.
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I’m Starting School: First Phonics
Essential wipe-clean activity books that give children a head start at primary school.
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I’m Starting School: First Writing
Essential wipe-clean activity books that give children a head start at primary school.
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Wipe-clean Counting
A colourful wipe-clean activity book to help young children learn how to count to 20 and write their numbers. The simple number activities are great for learning key counting, ordering and pen control skills, and the pages are...
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Alfie at Nursery School
Alfie loves Nursery School - and so does Annie Rose! She can't wait to go there with him - in fact she's so desperate to join in that she gets Alfie into a very sticky situation in this collection of nursery school tales.
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My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I am not)
Monsters - and teachers - are not always what they seem!
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