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Read Your Way to the First Day!
It’s totally normal for kids to feel a little anxious about starting
preschool, kindergarten, or really any grade. No matter
what’s making your student nervous, these books can help.
by KAREN CICERO
- The Worry:
NOT LIKING SCHOOL
Hey, Todd Parr fans: The
School Book walks your
child through a typical
day in Parr’s signature
style of brightly colored
illustrations and minimal
text. Kids will learn about
fun school activities,
including going to the
library, painting, and
playing outside. The final
pages share a message
of kindness.
2. The Worry:
MAKING FRIENDS
A mom responds smartly
to her daughter’s jitters
in Butterflies on the First
Day of School, by Annie
Silvestro and Dream
Chen. She tells Rosie that
there are “butterflies in
your belly,” but the bus
pulls up before she can
explain what that means.
When Rosie sits next to a
girl on the bus who has
the same teacher as she
does, a few butterflies
come out of Rosie’s
mouth, and she feels
better. Butterflies escape
again when she befriends
a classmate and ends up
having a great day.
- The Worry:
FITTING IN
Kids will see how friendly
classmates can be in The
King of Kindergarten,
by Derrick Barnes and
Vanessa Brantley-Newton.
When a boy’s mom
bestows that title upon
him, he feels confident
enough to ask a classmate
to battle a dragon on the
playground, share
a pudding with a lunch
buddy, and sing
with the other students.
- The Worry:
MISSING YOU
In Pete the Kitty’s First
Day of Preschool, by
Kimberly and James
Dean, readers learn that
the famous feline likes
his class so much he
doesn’t want to leave!
Whimsical drawings,
rhyming text, and
relatable scenarios make
this board book one to
read on repeat leading
up to preschool.
BINGE-WATCH
B E F ORE
SCHOOL STARTS
Favorite TV characters
can get kids psyched
about the coming year.
EXPLORE THE
CLASSROOM WITH
BUBBLE GUPPIES
In the catchy song “Get
Ready for School,” Molly
assures viewers, “Don’t be
scared. It’s okay. The
teacher will show you the
way.” The Bubble Guppies
help kids find their
cubbies and nap mats.
Stream episode 1, season 3,
on Amazon Prime Video.
TALK ABOUT TEACHERS
WITH SESAME STREET
Cookie Monster thinks his
teachers won’t like him,
but Kermit and other pals
explain why he’s wrong.
Watch “First Day of School
With Cookie Monster”
on YouTube.
SAY GOODBYE
WITH DANIEL TIGER’S
NEIGHBORHOOD
Daniel doesn’t want his
dad to leave when he walks
him into school. But his
dad explains why he can’t
stay and assures him that
“grown-ups come back.”
They tell each other, “Ugga
mugga” (aka “I love you”),
before Dad heads to work.
Stream episode 1, season 3,
on Amazon Prime Video.
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