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Picture Books for the First Day of School

August 31, 2015 | lovetta

Does your child have the back-to-school blues? Check out one of these great picture books to help them change that worry into excitement!

Chu's first day of school by written by Neil Gaiman & illustrated by Adam Rex


First day, hooray! by Nancy Poydar


Oliver and his alligator by Paul Schmid


Dad's first day by Mike Wohnoutka


Off to kindergarten by Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet


First day by Dandi Daley Mackall ; illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke


Monsters love school by written and illustrated by Mike Austin


Splat the cat by Rob Scotton


Dinosaur starts school by Pamela Duncan Edwards ; illustrated by Deborah Allwright


No biting, Puma! by Jeanne Willis ; pictures by Mark Birchall


Not this bear by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; illustrated by Lorna Hussey


Wemberly worried by Kevin Henkes


Suki's kimono by written by Chieri Uegaki ; illustrated by Stephane Jorisch


My first day of school by illustrated by Meredith Johnson ; written by Nancy Skarmeas