Skip to main content

Five Faves: Back to School

By
School started back up again last week and with that comes all kinds of emotions! Excitement for a new year, sadness that summer is over, and fear of the unknown. A new school year means lots of changes, and to help with those changes here are five picture books about back to school experiences!

Written by Simon Rich
Illustrated by Tom Toro
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book.

The first day of school can be a little scary for everyone, even your backpack! This funny picture book is all from the perspective of a backpack. Backpack has books shoved down its throat, is left on sticky floors, and can't even see where it is going as it is walked down the halls. Just like everyone, Backpack just wants to find friends to make school even better!

By Monica Arnaldo
New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. Picture Book.

A class of Kindergarteners show up on the first day of school and instead of finding a regular teacher in their classroom, they find a sandwich, with "Mr. S" written on the board. They assume that the sandwich must be their new teacher for the year and begin learning all they can!

Written by Cara Devins
Illustrated by K-Fai Steele
New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2023. Picture Book.

The first day of school comes and the students realize that they are getting a new librarian at their school. The students are sad to lose their old librarian and decide that they are going to refuse to read until their old librarian comes back. Change can be difficult but the students learn that it doesn't always have to be bad.

Written by Supriya Kelkar
Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023. Picture Book.

The first day of school is a time to learn everyone's names. An Indian American boy is excited to go school but gets discouraged when his classmates can't pronounce his name. His parents help him realize how special his name is and how he can be proud of it instead of ashamed.

Written by Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by Betty C. Tang
New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press, 2023. Picture Book.

Isla has a lot of anxiety and worries about the first day of school. She learns how to take all of her worries and visualizes herself blowing those worries into a giant balloon. As she goes to school, whenever she has a worry pop in her head she uses her new found skills to help her breathe and think happy thoughts.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

If You Like...KPop Demon Hunters

By
KPop Demon Hunters has been one of the most talked-about movies of the summer. If you loved this movie as much as I did, you don't want the magic (or the music) to stop. Try reading these books that touch on some of the same topics and themes as the animated hit! Brick Dust and Bones By M. R. Fournet New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2023. Fiction. 247 pages. Orphaned Marius works in the family business--as their cemetery's ghost caretaker. However, Marius also moonlights as a monster hunter in order to earn the costly Mystic currency he needs to bring his mother back from the dead. As the window to bring his mother back begins to close, Marius's exploits get more and more dangerous, and he may have set his sights on a monster too big to handle on his own. Like Mira, Marius longs for familial connection, and his work as a monster hunter will satisfy the thrill of demon hunting for fans the movie. Where's Halmoni? By Julie J. Kim Seattle, WA: Little Bigfoot, 2017. Comics. W...
Post a Comment
Read more

If You Like... Folktales

By Suzanne
Folktales have long carried the wisdom, imagination, and traditions of cultures around the world by passing stories from one generation to the next. They often weave together important life lessons with magical creatures or daring adventures. Books, like the ones on this list, bring these age-old tales to life for today’s readers. Each story is rooted in its own cultural heritage and offers a glimpse into the values of the people who first told them. They remind us that storytelling is a powerful way to connect us across time and place. The Three-Year Tumble By Dayeon Auh New York: NorthSouth Books, 2025. Picture Book. Based on a beloved Korean folktale, a superstitious grandfather and his thoughtful granddaughter turn the legend of Misfortune Mountain on its head. According to the myth, anyone who falls down the mountain has only 3 years left to live! Together, this family learns how changing your mindset can make a positive impact on your life. The Salt Princess By Anoosha Syed New Y...
1 comment
Read more

Display: Golden

By
The Bakery Dragon By Devin Elle Kurtz New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. Picture book. Ember, a small dragon with an unimpressive roar, fears he will never be as good at stealing gold as other dragons, but discovers a different path to joy after a chance encounter with a baker.--Editor Sona and the Golden Beasts By Raani LaRocca New York: Quill Tree Books, 2024. Fiction. 385 pgs. Discovering an orphaned wolf pup she believes is related to the five sacred beasts of Devia, which a Hunter has been killing one by one, Sona embarks on an epic adventure during which she realizes that the fate of the sacred beasts, and the future of Devia, is in her hands. --Publisher Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold By Alvin Schwartz New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Informational. 128 pgs. Presents legends, true stories, and tall tales about the hunting, finding, and losing of treasure, including pirate treasure and treasure not yet uncovered.--Editor Golden Girl By Reem Faruqi New York: Harper, 202...
Post a Comment
Read more