Summary: It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him? The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCHKheiriyeh, Rashin
Summary: It's Rashin's first day of school in America. Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books. And the kids' families are from all over. The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat. What will the other kids say?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KHECrow, Katrine
Summary: "What do you do when you feel like you don't fit in? Find something that makes you stand out"--Page 4 cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2020
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CROBetancourt-Perez, Jessica
Summary: Newly arrived from Colombia, Isabella's first day of school in the United States is cancelled because of snow and when Isabella notices a girl playing outside she makes a new friend, despite the language barrier.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BETAlessandri, Alexandra
Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALECarr, Jan (M. J.)
Summary: It is the first day of second grade and already Buddy is disappointed because his class has a new teacher, not the one he wanted, and there is a new student, Bea, who is boisterous and much too pushy for the reserved Buddy--and who insists that they are friends.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CARMoyle, Sabrina
Summary: This energetic picture book prepares young readers for their first day of school with humor and encouragement.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2021
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOYSilvestro, Annie
Summary: "Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2019
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SILFreitas, Bethany V.
Summary: With each spread featuring a different kid-friendly, kindergarten-ready activity, this picture book, written in a call-and-response format, follows a diverse cast of soon-to-be kindergartners as they get ready for their first day of school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FRESyed, Anoosha
Summary: Mirha questions her name after her classmates continually pronounce it wrong on the first day of school so her mother helps her to learn the significance of her name and to be proud of it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SYECrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: "School Bus is ready for his big job on the first day of school"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE CROShea, Bob
Summary: You remember Unicorn. You know, Goat's friend? The one who can fly, make it rain cupcakes, and turn things into gold? On the first day of school, Unicorn expects to make his usual big splash. But no one pays him much attention--the other kids are much more interested in the latest trend in toys: rubber bands that look like other things. Unicorn comes up with a plan to get his mojo back, but his...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020