Barnes, Derrick. The King of Kindergarten.
Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten. E BAR

Borden, Louise. Off to First Grade.
Each member of a class, as well as their teacher, principal, and a bus driver, expresses excitement, worry, or hope as the first day of school begins. E BOR

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford's First School Day.
As a small puppy, Clifford the red dog goes to school with Emily Elizabeth and gets into mischievous trouble during the finger painting, cookie baking, and snack time. E BRI

Brown, Marc Tolon. Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten.
Kindergarten is just a week away and Monkey is not ready, but with help and encouragement from family and friends, he begins to get excited. E BRO

Burris, Priscilla. Hello School!
Children have fun at school experiencing familiar classroom activities for the first time. E BUR

Calabrese, Keith. Lena's Shoes Are Nervous: A First-Day-of-School Dilemma.
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. E CAL

Child, Lauren. I Am Too Absolutely Small for School.
When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her. E CHI

Cohen, Miriam. Will I Have a Friend?
Jim’s anxieties on his first day of school are happily forgotten when he makes a new friend. E COH

Corey, Shana. First Graders from Mars.
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. E COR  

Danneburg, Julie. First Day Jitters.
Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class E DAN

Dean, Kim. Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School.
Pete just can't decide which outfit to wear to school! He has so many options to choose from. Fans of Pete the Cat will enjoy Pete's creativity in choosing the coolest outfit. E 428 DEA

Flood, Nancy. I’ll go to School If---.
Afraid of the first day of school, a boy says he will attend only if he can go on a rocket or a lion, but his imaginative suggestions are balanced by Mom’s practicality. E FLO

Forward, Toby. What Did You Do Today?
A child describes the events of the first day of school, from making sandwiches for lunch to holding a parent's hand on the walk home. E FOR

Gaiman, Neil. Chu's First Day of School.
On the first day of school, a young panda learns about the special things his animal classmates can do. E GAI

Harris, Robie H. I Am Not Going to School Today!
A little boy decides to skip his very first day of school, because on the first day one doesn't know anything, but on the second, one knows everything. E HAR  

Hays, Anna. Kindergarten Countdown.
Rhyming text follows an excited little girl as she counts down the days before the start of kindergarten. E HAY

Hennessy, B.G. Mr. Ouchy’s First Day.
Mr. Ouchy, a new teacher, is nervous about his first day of school, but when he teaches the class about time and counting, they all enjoy the experience. E HEN

Higgins, Ryan T. We Don't Eat Our Classmates.
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are. E HIG

Hood, Susan. Mission: Back to School: Top Secret Info for Rookie Students.
Imagined in the form of a secret agent's set of instructions, Mason and other children negotiate the first day of school. E HOO

Keane, David. Monster School: First Day Frights.
On his first day at a new school, Norm, a regular boy, has trouble fitting in with his monstrous classmates. E 428 KEA

Marshall, Linda Elovitz. Kindergarten Is Cool!
Rhyming text describes the activities a child experiences on the first day of kindergarten. E MAR

O’Connor, Jane. Lulu Goes to Witch School.
Lulu starts witch school, and meets a classmate who is best at everything. E 428 OCO  

Parish, Herman. Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School.
A literal-minded first-grader's first day of school is filled with adventures, much to her delight. E PAR

Ransom, Candice. Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten.
When Amanda Panda's first day of kindergarten does not go according to plan, she decides to quit and join her older brother in the second grade. E RAN

Rex, Adam. School's First Day of School.
It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. E REX

Rose, Deborah Lee. The Twelve Days of Kindergarten.
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. E ROS

Schofield-Morrison, Connie. I Got the School Spirit.
As a new school year begins, a young girl is filled with school spirit as she zips her book bag shut, rides the bus, enjoys her classes, and eagerly anticipates the next day. E SCH

Scotton, Rob. Splat the Cat: Back to School, Splat!
A nervous Splat finds his first day at Cat School much better than he expected. E SCO

Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: School Days.
Cocoa the horse does not want Cowgirl Kate to go to school without him. E 428 SIL

Silvestro, Annie. Butterflies on the First Day of School.
When Rosie begins feeling nervous about starting kindergarten the night before the big day, her mother reassures her that it’s just butterflies in her belly, and to Rosie’s surprise the next day, a butterfly flies out of her mouth when she greets a new friend at school, which helps another shy student release hers, too. E SIL

Slate, Joseph. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten.
Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten. E SLA  

Wells, Rosemary. Timothy Goes to School.
Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school. E WEL

Willems, Mo. The Pigeon Has to Go to School!
The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him. E WIL

Winters, Kay. This School Year Will Be the Best.
When a teacher asks her students on the first day of school what they wish for in the coming year, the answers range from having a good school picture to receiving a perfect report card. E WIN

Wohnoutka, Mike. Dad's First Day.
Oliver and Dad have spent a fun summer together but when it comes time for the first day of school, Dad discovers that he is not ready and does everything he can to postpone the big day. E WOH

Yoon, Salina. Bear's Big Day.
Bear, feeling very grown-up, says goodbye to his stuffed rabbit, Floppy, and starts his first day of school but soon he is missing Floppy and worrying that he is not ready to be a big bear, after all. E YOO