Central Kansas Library System

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.

Little Yellow Bus is nervous on his first day of picking up kids, but as he drives along his route he notices that many of the children are also anxious and he begins to gain confidence.

In rhyming text based on "The Night Before Christmas," Billy is too nervous to sleep the night before he begins preschool, but a kind teacher and new friends fill the day with fun.

After Rory the raccoon conquers his fear of spending an entire night away from home, he is prepared to tackle the challenge of starting school just one week later, whether his parents are ready or not.

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.

The dragons from Mars are headed to school. But when Molly and Fred arrive at the classroom door, they realize life at school might come with some challenges. Will Nathaniel's larger-than-most pals fit in with the rest of his class?

"School rules in this pinkerrific collection of six Pinkalicious school-themed stories. Pinkalicious brings her imaginary unicorn, Goldie, to class. She rescues a pink parakeet on a class trip to the birdhouse. She turns a sick day into an adventure and takes part in a writing festival. Pinkalicious gets school lunch for the first time. And she welcomes the brand-new teacher to school."--Amazon.com