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Get Ready for Kindergarten Picture Books!

Get your little one excited and prepared for kindergarten!

Pickering Public Library

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  • Hattie always finds the perfect tools to calm her friends’ bodies and minds. But when her own fears start to bubble up, can Hattie learn to overcome them herself?
    BookNew York : Viking, 2022. — JP Olsen
  • Kindergarten

    Where Kindness Matters Every Day

    Ahiyya, Vera
    For the first day of Kindergarten Leo's new teacher asks her students to think about how to show kindness in school.
    BookNew York : Random House Studio, 2022. — JP Ahiyy
  • The Little Yellow Bus has prepared for the first day of school for a long time. Yellow wants to feel excited, but instead, he is filled with first day worries. With a little help and encouragement from Mom and Dad, Little Yellow takes a…
    BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Wonderland, 2022. — JP Guend
  • Instilled with confidence by her parents, a young girl has a great first day of kindergarten.
    BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022. — JP Barne
  • Olu's Teacher

    a Story About Starting Preschool

    Campbell, Jamel C.
    Olu is about to start nursery and meet his teacher, Jay... But what will Jay be like? His worries fly away when Jay greets him with a big smile, before reading stories, playing the guitar and making Olu feel right at home.
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — JP Campb
  • Breathe Like a Bear

    First Day of School Worries

    Willey, Kira
    A collection of mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions.
    BookNew York : Rodale Kids, 2023. — J 158.13 Wil
  • Reassuring rhyming text introduces preschoolers to their first day of school, where a welcoming teacher, a cheery classroom, and new friends await!
    BookNew York, NY : Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of Abrams, 2023. — JP Krens
  • Can Bear brave his first day and find a way to make it feel just right?
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019. — JP Wohno
  • Lola meets new friends and tries many new things on her fun but exhausting first day of school.
    BookWatertown, 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!?!
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2019. — JP Wille
  • Ride along to school with the Little Blue Truck and meet Blue's new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep!
    BookBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. — JP Scher
  • 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!
    BookNew York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023. — JP Wells
  • With bright, cheerful illustrations of teachers, students, learning centers, lunchtime, recess, and home time, this sturdy board book will help calm back-to-school jitters by walking children through a full day.
    BookNew York : Doubleday, 2023. — JP McDon
  • This board book edition of Clifford's School Day follows Emily Elizabeth as she brings her puppy, Clifford, to school for show-and-tell.
    BookNew York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2024, c1972. — JP Bridw
  • It's Robin's first day at school. This large picture book shows what a little one can expect on the first day of school and being part of his/her new community.
    BookNew York : Clavis, 2021. — JP Berg