Alessandri, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALEBeebe, Katy
Summary: "Khepri, who lives in ancient Egypt, begins to feel nervous as he and his father travel to Thebes for Khepri's first day of scribe school"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BEEBetancourt-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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Freitas, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FREOlsen, Elizabeth
Summary: "Meet Hattie Harmony, Worry Detective. She's always there to help her friends when they need her. And the first day of school can cause a lot of jitters--from speaking in front of the class to taking the bus. 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?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OLSBridwell, Norman.
Summary: When Clifford is a small puppy Emily Elizabeth takes him to school for show and tell. It's just one mess after another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRIKelkar, Supriya
Summary: "When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is. With lush illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat, award-winning author Supriya Kelkar writes a stunning tribute to the thing that introduces us to the world -- our names -- reminding readers of the beauty in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELSummary: 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
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCHHolmes, Kathryn
Summary: It's Tally Tuttle's first day of second grade, and she's super nervous. She's new in town and worries that she won't fit in, so when everyone starts teasing her about her full name, Tallulah, she wishes she could retreat into a shell. Then, all of a sudden, she does. Tally is shocked to discover that she's turned into a turtle. She'd heard that Mrs. Norrell's class was special, but she hadn't...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC HOLCobden, 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.
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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.
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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 PENJenkins, Emily
Summary: Harry Bergen-Murphy does not feel ready when he starts first grade, but by day 100 he has become an expert on several important things, including being a first-grader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED JENSilvestro, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SILParish, Herman.
Summary: A literal-minded first-grader's first day of school is filled with confusing adventures, much to her delight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARCrow, 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
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CROSalas, Laura Purdie
Summary: Clover Kitty does NOT want to go to kittygarten! Although she might like a friend to play with, kittygarten feels overwhelming for a sensory-sensitive kitty like Clover. And when she arrives, it is exactly as she fears: her classroom is too loud, the lights are too bright, and everyone comes too close. So Clover throws a fit...and decides to quit kittygarten. But when a classmate comes to check...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.McMahon, Bob
Summary: "New best friends Cookie and Broccoli are as different as peanut butter and cheese, but that doesn't stop them from taking on the first grade! Together they navigate the first day of school: finding the classroom, making new friends (all various fruits, veggies, and desserts), and silly secret greetings. When Broccoli discovers that Cookie also has shy moments, the two of them come up with the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MCMKim, Hanna
Summary: The first day of school in Michigan is a nightmare for Korean-American fourth-grader Ben Lee, who grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by Korean stores and restaurants, but his new schoolmates laugh at the Korean delicacies he eats -- until his unexpectedly magic lunch box teaches them all a lesson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KIMSyed, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SYEMorris, Lucy
Summary: May is anxious about her first day of school, but her mom reassures her that everyone gets butterflies when trying new things and even a butterfly has to learn to spread its wings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORCarr, 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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Summary: It is the first day of third grade and sassy Sydney and the new boy Sidney are not only neighbors, they are in the same class, so mix-ups are inevitable--but they soon find they share some common interests, including a love for Halloween.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JAKGriffin, Molly Beth
Summary: Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are all delighted that today is the first day of school, and the children will be back--but some of the children, the new ones, seem nervous and unhappy, so the four school friends set out to find some way to make those children feel welcome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE GRILazar, Tara
Summary: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! It's the most amazing day on earth: the first day of school! It can be a daunting prospect, but don't worry - your big brother can show you the ropes. Join a nervous boy and his enthusiastic older brother as they navigate the highs and lows of a first day at school . . . except this school is a big top, and the teacher is named Miss Stupendous,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019