Back-to-school season is upon us once again! You’ve already filled their backpacks with new school supplies. Countless hours trying on jeans and shoes have left you exhausted, yet triumphant. You scoured Pinterest for fun lunch ideas even though you know full well this will only last the first week back. The only thing that’s left is to get them excited to be back in school and what better way than with a good book? Whether you have a first-timer or a seasoned veteran, back-to-school can be a time of nervousness as well as excitement. Take a look at these books to help your kids get pumped up to be back to school!
Back-to-School Books For Preschoolers
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Brown Bear Starts School by Sue Tarsky and Marina Aizen
David Goes to School by David Shannon
Hello, School! by Priscilla Burris
I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Llama Llama Misses Mama by Laura Numeroff
Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen
Preschool, Here I Come! by David J Steinberg
Rosie Goes to Preschool by Karen Katz
Take Your Pet to School Day by Linda Ashman
The Night Before Preschool by Natascha Wing
The Twelve Days of Preschool by Jenna Lettice
Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind by Jessica Hische
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
You’re Finally Here! by Melanie Watt
For Kindergarteners
A Place Called Kindergarten by Jessica Harper
First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg
How to Be Kind in Kindergarten by D.J. Steinberg
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
Miss Mingo and the First Day of School by Jamie Harper
Monkey Not Ready for Kindergarten by Marc Brown
My WILD First Day of School by Dennis Matthew
Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten! by Lisa Robinson and Eda Kaban
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson
Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can’t Go to School by Christina Geist
Sounds Like School Spirit by Meg Fleming
Splat the Cat: Back to School, Splat! by Rob Scotton
The Circles All Around Us by Brad and Kristi Montague
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
For Elementary Age
A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen
Back to School Rules by Laurie B. Friedman
Butterflies on the First Day of School by Annie Silvestro
Dear Teacher by Amy Husband
Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School by Emily Jenkins
Hello World! by Kelly Corrigan
How to Get Your Teacher Ready by Jean Reagan
If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen
If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t by Elise Parsley
It’s Back to School We Go! First Day Stories From Around the World by Ellen Jackson
Most Marshmallows by Rowboat Watkins
Principal Tate is Running Late by Henry Cole
The Exceptionally, Extraordinarily Ordinary First Day of School by Albert Lorenz
The Magical Yet by Angela Angela DiTerlizzi
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
This School Year Will Be the Best by Kay Winters
My husband and I had a super easy time with my son and his first day at preschool a few years back but now it’s my daughter’s turn and she is not happy about this new chapter, lol. This seems like the PERFECT place to recommend a book that really helped my family out called “The First 12 Days of Preschool” by Jeanette Crystal Bradley. This book is a wonderful family resource for small children starting to prep for pre k. Filled with beautiful illustrations it really helps connect to a young mind and put them at ease. The animal characters are adorable and really helped keep my daughter engaged. It also comes with an awesome video and sing a long songs as well! This was a huge help for us and I think it will help out a lot of other parents as well. I can’t recommend it enough. Good luck to all this school year – here is the website if you want to read more about the book – https://jeanettecrystalbradley.com/