Children's Picture Books

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.

Molly is worried about riding the school bus on her first day of kindergarten, but a friendly older girl helps her adjust.

Even though there are rules to follow, a little girl who loves adventure has an exciting first day of kindergarten.

Lena is excited about starting kindergarten but her favorite shoes are not until, with the help of her father and a very special headband, she convinces the shoes--and herself--to be brave.

Illustrated poems about a wide variety of activities characteristic of kindergarten.

Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.

Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his stuffed dog, Rufus, is very nervous.

Dax and Zoe are twins. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. It's the night before the twins are starting kindergarten, and they have the just-about-to-start-school jitters. After all, they will be in different classrooms! What will kindergarten be like when they're not together all day? But Dax and Zoe will learn that kindergarten is full of new surprises and adventures, and being apart for a short while isn't so bad.

A young child imagines going off to Kindergarten as a journey to another planet.

Tom is not happy that his younger sister, Alice, is starting kindergarten at his school.

Rhyming text follows an excited little girl as she counts down the days before the start of kindergarten.

Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.

A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten.

On the first day of kindergarten, Joon's teacher mistakes Joon, who has short hair and is wearing trousers, for a boy, something she finds very upsetting until she figures out a way to let everyone know who she is.

A stray cat finds a happy home in a kindergarten classroom.

Feeling that he is not ready to start monster kindergarten, Patrick practices roaring, sneaking up on people, and baring his teeth despite his parents' reassurances that he need only be himself in school.

Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.

On her first day of school, Eliza fills her pocket with objects--buttons, a pebble, a napkin, and a piece of yarn--that remind her of her mother, whom she misses very much.

After his parrot companion flies away, a rough and tough pirate experiences anxiety on his first day as a school bus driver, echoing some of the concerns expressed by the young students in his care.

When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

A boy visits the classroom where he will attend kindergarten the following fall and finds out what is in store for him.

A cumulative counting verse in which a child enumerates items in the kindergarten classroom, from the whole alphabet, A to Z, to twelve eggs for hatching.

Sam decides to send his toy monkey Timbo to kindergarten in his place, but after telling Timbo about his school friends and what his day is really like, he realizes he wants to go himself.

Although some of the things her older sister taught her at home seem a little unusual at school, other lessons help make Annabelle's first day in kindergarten a success.

Because he feels big when he wears his father's shoes, a little boy wants to wear them when he begins kindergarten.

Activities in a happy, busy kindergarten classroom introduce the numbers one to ten.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.

Arnold, who is nervous about his first day of kindergarten, transforms himself into Super Saurus to face what turns out to be not so frightening, after all.

On the first day of kindergarten, Polka-dot uses the fix-it kit her grandpa has prepared for her to help her make a friend.

Although kindergarten provides unique challenges for a young buffalo, one who follows the rules and tries his best will get along fine.

It's the first day of school, and Emily and her friends are welcomed into the exciting world of kindergarten by Miss Cribbage.

Timothy is going to school for the very first time and he couldn't be more excited.Until he meets Claude -- perfect Claude -- who is not only the smartest and the best at everything, but who also wears all the right clothes and has all the friends.

When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.

The start of Tucker the rabbit's first day of kindergarten is rocky, but making new friends helps change his attitude toward school.

A five-year-old boy, ready and eager on his first day at "the big kids' school," must calm his very worried mother.

Each member of a first grade class, as well as their teacher, principal, and a bus driver, expresses excitement, worry, or hope as the first day of school begins.

First grader Arnie tells his mother about his tiring first day at school, while the illustrations reveal the mayhem he is leaving out of his account.

As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought. Delighted to start first grade, Horus is dismayed to discover that there are no slime tables, no nap mats, and no snacks, and after being put in the Beta reading group instead of the Alpha, Horus longs to be back in Martiangarten. (SERIES)

Gilbert's excitement over starting first grade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughout the day there are pleasant surprises.

Posey's fear of starting first grade is alleviated when her teacher invites the students to wear their most comfortable clothes to school on the first day. (SERIES)

A young pirate and his crew embark on a grand adventure when they board the bus for the first day of first grade.

Told in verse, a boy encounters first grade--with all its peaks and valleys, but most of all with new friends.

A first grader is frightened on her first day of school after hearing a rumor that her teacher is a 300-year-old alien with a purple tongue who steals baby teeth from her students.

A literal-minded first-grader's first day of school is filled with confusing adventures, much to her delight.

Junie B. thinks first grade is a flop when her kindergarten friend Lucille prefers the company of twins Camille and Chenille and Junie B. needs glasses. (SERIES)

On the first day of first grade I had fun right away... Count twelve fun-filled firsts of first grade!

First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds out that first-grade is special, too.

Amanda is very excited about starting first grade, and although everything is not exactly as she expected, she soon begins learning to read and finding her way.