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Back To School, Backpack!
Written by Rich Simon
Illustrated by Tom Toro
New York: Little Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book.

A hilarious yet reassuring back-to-school picture book where a child's backpack frets about first-day-of-school jitters! --Editor

By Esther Van Den Berg
New York: Clavis Publishing, 2021. Picture Book.

A funny, heartwarming, and colorful picture book about the first day of school. For children who are a little afraid of this big step and for those looking forward to it.--Editor

By Susan Hood
New York: Random House, 2016. Picture Book.

Imagined in the form of a secret agent's set of instruction, Mason and other children negotiate the first day of school. -- Editor

By Elise Primavera
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2011. Picture Book.

Louise the Big Cheese is determined to make the grade in school this year and that means straight A's. But she's stuck with the toughest teacher ever. Will Louise make the grade? --Editor

By Shaun David Hutchinson
New York: Labyrinth Road, 2024. Fiction. 296 pages.

When the normally unseen sixth grader Hector discovers he can turn invisible, he learns that he is not the only invisible boy at his school and there are worse things than bullies lurking the halls. --Editor

By Ellen Crimi-Trent
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2013. Picture Book.

Feeling nervous on his first day of school, Spencer the owl gradually overcomes his jitters when he greets friendly faces on the school bus, enjoys his first lessons, and meets new friends during recess. --Editor

Written by Lucy George
Illustrated by Merel Eyckerman
Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman, 2011. Picture Book.

Summer is over and Tortoise must summon the courage to go back to school. --Editor


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