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Back to School
Going to school can be quite an adventure! This Showcase features books about all aspects of school
life—teachers, students, tests, homework, and friends—all the things that make school both fun and challenging.
Please browse the titles below and click on those that interest you to see cover art and a full book
description. Some of the titles may also include examples of interior art that offer a clearer representation of the actual book. The titles included in the Showcase are selected by their publishers
who provide the art and descriptive information.
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tales, The African-American Experience, Humorous Books, Holiday Titles, and much more.
100 School Days
, written by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell.
Ages: 3-6. This new Mrs. Madoff title is chock-full of calendar, counting, and arts-and-craft activities. Readers and their caregivers who are hungry for new ways to celebrate day 100 will eat it up! (HarperCollins Children's Books)
7 x 9 = Trouble!
, written by Claudia Mills, illustrated by G. Brian Karas.
Ages: 7-10. Wilson Williams worries about passing his times-table tests in this sensitive and humorous story of a common family experience. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Biscuit Goes to School
, written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illustrated by Pat Schories. Ages: 3-5.
With 1.8 million copies of the beginning readers about Biscuit sold, the little puppy's latest adventure will find a warm welcome in homes and classrooms everywhere! (I Can Read, HarperCollins Children's Books)
The Bug in Teacher's Coffee and Other School Poems
, written by Kalli Dakos, illustrated by Mike Reed. Ages: 4-8. This entertaining collection of poetry
for beginning readers reveals what really goes on at school. (I Can Read, HarperCollins Children's Books)
Define "Normal,"
written by Julie Anne Peters. Ages: 8-12. Two very different girls find themselves facing each other in peer counseling and end up helping each other in a way few people thought possible. (Little, Brown Children's Publishing)
First Day, written and illustrated by Joan Rankin. Ages: 4-7. It's the first day of school, but who's more nervous, Haybillybun or
his mother? (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
First Day Jitters
, written by Julie Danneberg, illustrated by Judy Love. Ages: 5-9. Everyone knows the jumble of feeling
as the first day of school approaches-especially if it's the first day at a new school. (Charlesbridge)
Girls Out Late
, written by Jacqueline Wilson. Ages: 12 and up. Ellie finally meets a boy, the right boy. But now her
parents give her an early curfew! So what will happen when she sneaks out late? (Delacorte Press)
Hunter's Best Friend At School
, written by Laura Malone Elliott, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.
Ages: 4-7. In this, the first picture book in a charming new series, two raccoons show how being a best friend also means helping a friend to be his best self. (HarperCollins Children's Books)
If You Take a Mouse to School
, written by Laura Numeroff, illustrated in full color by Felicia Bond. Ages: 3-7. The famous mouse from
the New York Times #1 best-selling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is back in time for the first day of school. (Laura Geringer Books, HarperCollins Children's Books)
The Incredible Shrinking Teacher
, written and illustrated by Lisa Passen. Ages: 5-8. Miss Irma Birmbaum, the toughest teacher in town,
is back for another mysterious adventure. (Henry Holt and Company)
Jack The Wolf
, written and illustrated by Yvonne Jagtenberg. Ages: 4-8.
"Angst is in the air in this offbeat, humorously understated picture book about a new kid's first day of school." —Horn Book Magazine (Roaring Brook Press, a division of The Millbrook Press, Inc.)
The Little School Bus
, written by Carol Roth, illustrated by Pamela Paparone.
Ages: 3-6. This bouncy, fun-filled rhyme will have kids running to the bus stop, eagerly awaiting the first day of school! (North-South Books)
Middle School: The Real Deal
, wWritten by Juliana Farrell and Beth Mayall.
Ages: 10-up. The latest scoop, the coolest quizzes, and the best advice around for anyone who's about to take the middle school plunge. (Publisher: Trophy )
My First Day at Nursery School
, written by Becky Edwards, illustrated by Anthony Flintoft.
Ages: PreK-K. Reassuring to both parent and child, this is the book every Mom and Dad needs before taking their child to school for the first time! (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
New Friends, True Friends, Stuck-Like-Glue-Friends
, written by Virginia Kroll, illustrated by Rose Rosely. Ages: 3 to 8.
A whimsical look at friendship combining Kroll's bouncy lyrics with Rosely's vibrant gouache illustrations, this books shows the many ways kids enjoy each other's company. (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
No Ordinary Olive
, written by Roberta Baker, illustrated by Debbie Tilley. Ages: 4-8. Here is the story of Olive's
unordinary adventure in growing up and learning how to follow the rules at school! (Little, Brown Children's Publishing)
School Bus, written and illustrated by Donald Crews.
Ages: Newborn-4. The crisp, yellow, and delightful illustrations of the classic picture book find a new home in this sturdy board book. (HarperFestival, HarperCollins Children's Books)
Shrinking Violet
, written by Cari Best, illustrated by Giselle Potter.
Ages: 4-8. A shy but clever heroine turns the tables on the school bully to overcome her fears. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Melanie Kroupa Books)
The Smushy Bus
, written by Leslie Helakoski, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca. Ages: 5-8. Substitute bus driver Mr.
MATHers uses some wacky math to get 76 children onto a very small bus, and then to get them all off again. (Millbrook Press)
Substitute Teacher Plans
, written by Doug Johnson, illustrated by Tammy Smith.
Ages: 5-8. A substitute teacher plus a simple mix-up equal adventure! (Henry Holt and Company)
Tribes, written by Arthur Slade.
Ages: 12 and up. Percy observes his twelfth grade fellow students with eyes of his anthropologist father-there's the Jock Tribe, Teacher Tribe, and the Cool Tribe. But where does he belong? (Wendy Lamb Books)
Vera's First Day of School
, written and illustrated by Vera Rosenberry. Ages: 4-7. The lovable star of When Vera Was Sick celebrates a
milestone, the first day of school. (Henry Holt and Company)
What Teachers Can't Do
, written by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Douglas Cushman.
Ages: 3-8. This book celebrates the humor and wonderment of teaching and being taught. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
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