Dinosaur at School
Dinosaur vs. School By Bob Shea
Disney Hyperion, 2014, hardcover, $16.99, Ages 3-5
Dinosaur is ready to make new friends, play dress-up, and eat a snack, but is he ready to clean up? This little red dino takes on his biggest challenge yet! Fans growing up with Dinosaur vs. The Potty and Dinosaur vs. Bedtime will roar for this preschool tale.
Foxy By Emma Dodd
Harper, 2012, hardcover, $14.99, Ages 3-6
Emily is worried about the first day of school. Will she have everything she needs? Good thing Foxy and his magical tail are there to furnish all her supplies! Soon Emily has a pencil and a penguin, a pencil case and a birdcage, an eraser and an elephant. This bushy-tailed red fox and his cute bluebird companion will make readers feel confident that they can tackle the first day of school – and make new friends!
Planet Kindergarten Written by Sue Ganz-Schmmitt & Illustrated by Shane Prigmore
Chronicle, 2014, hardcover, $16.99, Ages 4-6
Three…two…one…kindergarten! As the first day approaches, a student prepares to blastoff into unknown territory. Will he survive away from his mom and dad under the direction of the commanding teacher? Good thing NASA says failure is not an option! Bright illustrations by the creator of the Coraline film characters perfectly compliment this story.
The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School Written by Deborah Diesen & Illustrated by Dan Hanna
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2014, hardcover, $16.99, Ages 4-6
Little Mr. Fish swims for the school with other fish, but which classroom is his? He can’t write his name in the first one, or draw a shape in the second, or do long division in the third. Maybe he should give up on school altogether. Or does he just need to find the kindergarten classroom where he belongs? Adorable illustrations of jellies, eels, rays and more fill these pages. The rhyming chorus makes this book a read-out-loud hit.
Kindergarten, Here I Come! Written by D. J. Steinberg & Illustrated by Mark Chambers
Grosset & Dunlap, 2012, paperback, $3.99, Ages 5-7
With his supply list in hand, a boy is ready to tackle kindergarten! Once he’s there he learns the year will be full of so much more. This sporadically rhyming story is broken into different parts of the kindergarten day and year to help prepare readers for what’s to come. Visit with the class pet, go on a field trip, and learn about show-and-tell with this positive tale.
My New Teacher and Me! Written by Al Yankovic & Illustrated by Wes Hargis
Harper, 2013, hardcover, $17.99, Ages 5-7
It’s the first day of school and the new teacher sure looks strict and serious. Will that stop an imaginative boy from teaching him about two-headed cows and gophers on the moon? Nah. Learning in this classroom is going to be a two-way street! Readers’ imaginations will soar in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s picture book illustrated with fun watercolor details.
Otto Goes to School By Todd Parr
Little, Brown, 2013, paperback, $3.99, Ages 5-7
What new tricks can a dog learn? Lots when he goes to his first day of school! Follow Otto along in this early reader as he shares his toys and becomes friends with squirrels. Todd Parr’s signature simple yet colorful style will have kids laughing at Otto’s successful first day of school and gets them ready for their own.
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Middle Grade
- Canterwood Crest series By Jessica Burkhart
- The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls By Claire Legrand
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- The School for Good and Evil series By Soman Chainani
- Spy School series By Stuart Gibbs
Young Adult
- Finishing School series By Gail Carriger
- Gallagher Girls series By Ally Carter
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children series By Ransom Riggs
- Openly Straight By Bill Konigsberg
- Sekret by Lindsay Smith
- Shades of London series By Maureen Johnson
- The Tragedy Paper By Elizabeth LaBan
- Winger By Andrew Smith
Deena Viviani is a Rochester-based Young Adult Services Librarian. Read more reviews on her blog www.deenaml.livejournal.com or send her a note at
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