Vandever, Daniel W.
Summary: "Fall in Line, Holden! follows Holden, a young Navajo boy, through his day at boarding school. Although Holden is required to conform to a rigid schedule and strict standards of behavior, his internal life is led with imagination and wonder. Whether he is in art class, the computer lab, or walking the hall to lunch, Holden's vivid imagination transforms his commonplace surroundings into a world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VANCobden, Rose
Summary: A little dinosaur named Jewel is nervous about her first day of school, but when she makes new friends and settles into her class, Jewel decides she likes school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ladybird, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COBPenfold, Alexandra
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children who learn how to write, spell, make friends, and be kind on the first day back at school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN PENMoyle, 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
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOYBrouwers, Dorien
Summary: "A metaphorical journey about having courage and taking risks, weathering the tides and storms of life's challenges, and discovering new possibilities for one's future"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: "Two seasonally-opposed siblings face the end of summer with both joy and dread. But as Sister shares her enthusiasm for fall, school, and everything they encompass, Brother's own excitement grows in this celebratory picture book"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEUYolen, Jane
Summary: A young fish confidently begins his first day of school, but soon faces fear, anger, and other emotions by counting to ten, thinking of calm seas, and making a new friend.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green Yolen 2019Diesen, Deborah
Summary: Mr. Fish recalls how, on his very first day of school, he anxiously went to one classroom after another watching students do things he could not, until Miss Hewitt showed him to the room that was right for beginners.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E DIERansom, Candice F.
Summary: Although they are in different grades, a brother and sister enjoy their first day of school together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RANWetzel, JoAnne
Summary: Molly enjoys her first day at Mermaid School, where she makes new friends, learns new things, and hears a story about children with no tails.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WETHolub, Joan
Summary: Told in rhyming text, five tools--Hammer, Screwdriver, Pliers, Saw, and Tape Measure--learn to work together on their first day of school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLBurton, Jeffrey
Summary: A playful twist on the classic nursery rhyme, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," follows the adventures of a tiny school bus as he goes off to his first day of school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD BURSobel, June
Summary: Inspired by the way educators talk about emotions and build emotional literacy with young children, this back-to-school picture book follows a group of kids as they learn to identify and process the wide range of feelings they bring on the first day of school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Whether it is a splinter, a stomach ache, or a loose tooth, the children at Bluebell Elementary know to go to Miss P to fix their bumps and bruises.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WALCobden, Rose
Summary: On his very first day of school, Rocky the unicorn, when he makes a mistake with his assignment, fears he won't be allowed to stay until he makes a new friend and together, they inspire each other to be brave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Counting, patterns, taking turns...everything little diggers, monster trucks, and tractors love to do at school! These exciting activities will resonate with the littlest of readers who eagerly embrace each new day of learning and will help prepare thosewho are starting school for the first time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Rhyming text with rRebuses follows a group of animals through their first day of school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIEJohnston, Tony
Summary: A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books 2007
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Summary: Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SLACopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SLAMurray, Laura
Summary: "When a leprechaun makes mischief at the school, the Gingerbread Man follows his clues and sets a trap to outsmart him"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE MURYoung, Dawn
Summary: Bo tries to sleep by counting sheep, but the sheep will not let him sleep and wreak havoc on the eve of the first day of school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOUMarshall, Linda Elovitz
Summary: Rhyming text describes the activities a child experiences on the first day of kindergarten.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARBeaty, Andrea
Summary: Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Beaty 2007Summary: The gym teacher from the black lagoon: The kids say the new gym teacher is a real monster! Imagine their surprise when they discover he is a regular guy, and they like gym.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2010