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Have a Great School Year! August 2025 |
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Scarecited on the First Day of School
by Alliah L. Agostini
It's the first day of school for Afua! There's no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, she's scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose?
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Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name
by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
Little Luvvie is ready for her first day at a new school. But immediately things do not go well. First, a kid in class makes fun of her name. How dare he! But Luvvie's instant response gets her scolded. Then she forgets her lunch. And worst of all, her teacher sees a private note Luvvie had written to herself where she talked about how much she doesn't like her new school.
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Alpaca Goes Back-a to School
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
The first day back to school is always a little scary, but Alpaca is ready to face the new year! With shoes tied and snack-a all packed-a, Alpaca's first day back-a is filled with classroom fun...From singing new songs to making new friends.
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When You Go to Dragon School
by Chelsea M Campbell
The human school is full, but don't worry, there's a spot waiting for you at the local dragon school! Even though you might not have scales or wings or the ability to breathe fire, with a little bit of courage and your own special talents, you'll have no trouble fitting in. Even if your classmates are a little bit...toothy.
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Yeti Is Not Ready for School
by Leigh Anne Carter
It's almost the first day of monster school, but Yeti is NOT ready. Even though she has practiced her stomp, perfected her growl, and filed her fangs. . . her stomach is still full of fire-breathing moths! Can Yeti survive her first day? Or will she find a way to stay home instead? With a gentle reminder from dad that Yeti may not be the only nervous new student, Yeti Is Not Ready for School is the perfect read to help assuage pre-first day anxieties.
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Welcome to Unicorn School
by Rose Cobden
On his very first day of school, Rocky the unicorn makes a mistake and fears he won't be allowed to stay-- until he makes a new friend and together, they inspire each other to be brave.
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Big Kids
by K. L. Going
A young boy starting school feels intimidated when he sees all the big kids, but a new buddy helps him settle in.
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Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School
by Cynthia Levinson
This nonfiction picture book takes readers back to 1977, in the school district of Tyler, Texas, where Alfredo's undocumented family fought back after being told that they'd have to pay for him to attend public school, an action that made a difference for children across the country for years to come.
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Outside Mom, Inside Mom
by Jane Park
When a young Korean American boy goes to a new school, he catches himself acting differently, shy and uncomfortable, and notices his mom doing the same, as Outside Mom is quiet but Inside Mom is full of jokes.
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Gloriana, Presente: A First Day of School Story
by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
On the first day of elementary school, Gloriana, faced with English phrases she doesn't understand, is uncertain about how to make new friends between her two languages until her Abuela, who remembers her own immigration journey, gently guides Gloriana to newfound confidence.
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Ruby's Tools for Making Friends
by Apryl Stott
During her first day at a new school, Ruby, a shy little fox who uses tools to overcome anxiety, wonders if her tools can help her find the confidence to speak up in class and maybe even make some new friends.
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María Mariposa by Karla ValentiWhen a butterfly lands on her windowsill on her first day of school in a brand-new country, María is filled with memories of Mexico, but when everything at school is different and strange, she is filled with self-doubt until she finds the confidence to embrace her identity.
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Today at School: With Yesterday and Tomorrow
by Jessica Young
Yesterday and Tomorrow do everything together. Now that the first day of school is here, Yesterday and Tomorrow are unsure about what the day will bring! Until sure enough they discover the power of living in the present with the help of their new friend, Today. From the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Just Because, here is a gentle and uplifting picture book for anyone facing a new experience.
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First Day Around the World
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
A picture book offers a lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent and explores what going back to school looks like, including breakfast-to-bedtime routines, for children in countries around the world.
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Beginning Readers and EGRAPHIC
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Wait a Minotaur
by Jeffrey Ebbeler
It's the first day of school for Nick, a human, and Gus, a minotaur, and they dance with band practice, bounce in the gym and get lost, so they retrace their steps to find their classroom, in an early reader.
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A Morning with Grann
by Samanka Dumond-Desir
Liline, a young Haitian American girl, and her cat Pepper learn a little about Grann's homeland of Haiti while getting ready for the first day of kindergarten.
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Juvenile Fiction & JGRAPHIC
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Jojo vs. Middle School
by Joy McCullough
Despite her careful planning, 11-year-old Jojo's first day of middle school unravels after an outfit mishap, caused by her cat-fluencer stepdad's new kitten, but as she tries hiding her embarrassment, she finds solace in new friends.
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New School Skirmish
by Zoe Tokushige
Meet Airi Sano. After spending her entire childhood moving from one military base to another, she's excited to be settling down for the long-term in Hawai'i. She's less excited about her new teacher, who's determined to make Airi like school. But she's got a plan: prank her teacher so hard that she gives up on even trying to get Airi to do any work--especially any reading. But Mrs. Ashton won't give up, no matter what Airi does. Airi will need the help of her new classmates--who might even be her new friends--to get Mrs. Ashton to crack. It's time...for a prank war!
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Buckle Up
by Lawrence Lindell
Follows Lonnie as he deals with his parents' divorce and has tough conversations with his father, who drives him to and from school.
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Cara de Pizza (Pizza Face)
by Rex Ogle
El primer día de séptimo grado, Rex encuentra un obstáculo en el camino: le ha salido un grano enorme en el medio de la frente. Y este es solo el comienzo. Lo que sigue es una batalla frustrante contra el acné, el olor corporal y otras vergüenzas de la pubertad. Aun tratando de sobrevivir en el umbral de la pobreza, Rex no puede permitirse el lujo de comprar los medicamentos para el acné o el desodorante que necesita, y los abusones están notando su incómoda transformación. Encima, las cosas se han puesto raras con sus amigos, lo que hace que Rex sienta que no puede hacer ni decir nada bien. ¡Hasta ahora, el séptimo grado apesta! (Available in Spanish and English)
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