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PPL - First Day of School Picture Books 2023

Get your little one excited for the return of the new school year!

Pickering Public Library

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  • Join a class of nervous critters through their very first day of school!
    Book, 2021New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2021. — JP Moyle
  • Lola meets new friends and tries many new things on her fun but exhausting first day of school.
    Book, 2019Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2019. — JP McQui
  • Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! And what if he doesn't like it? What if the teacher doesn't like him? What if he learns TOO MUCH!?!
    Book, 2019New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2019. — JP Wille
  • Instilled with confidence by her parents, a young girl has a great first day of kindergarten.
    Book, 2022New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022. — JP Barne
  • Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! But when her classmates mispronounce her name, she goes home wondering if she should find a new one. Mama helps Mirha to see how special her name is, and she returns to school the next day…
    Book, 2022New York : Viking, 2022. — JP Syed
  • Can Bear brave his first day and find a way to make it feel just right?
    Book, 2019New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019. — JP Wohno
  • Amy welcomes a new student from China who does not speak much English, and tries to work out a way to bridge the language gap.
    Book, 2022New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. — JP Zhang
  • Ride along to school with the Little Blue Truck and meet Blue's new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep!
    Book, 2021Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. — JP Scher
  • Summer is over, and this little girl has got the school spirit! The school spirit helps us all strive and grow. What will you learn today?
    Book, 2020New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020. — JP Schof
  • The story of a young cat who goes to bed worrying about what might happen on the first day of school—only to be pleasantly surprised!
    Book, 2023New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023. — JP Wells
  • Join Clifford as he spends the day with Emily Elizabeth in kindergarten!
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2015. — JP Bridw
  • Follow Kiki and her siblings as they embark on their first day of school!
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2023. — JP Jaram
  • A kindergarten class arrives for their first day of school, but can't find their teacher—only a delicious-looking sandwich and the words "Mr. S" scribbled on the chalkboard.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. — JP Arnal
  • Saajin loves his name but things take a turn when the teacher mispronounces his name and he is not sure how—or if he should—correct her.
    Book, 2022Toronto : Annick Press, 2022. — JP Brar