Going to School

This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Children's Services Staff, 2/2010 

Going to Kindergarten

• Countdown to Kindergarten by Alison McGhee (2002)
Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.
• Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten by Audrey Vernick (2010)
Although kindergarten provides unique challenges for a young buffalo, one who follows the rules and tries his best will get along fine.
• It's My School by Sally Grindley (2006)
Tom is not happy that his younger sister, Alice, is starting kindergarten at his school.
• Kindergarten Countdown by Anna Jane Hays (2007)
Rhyming text follows an excited little girl as she counts down the days before the start of kindergarten.
• Kindergarten Diary by Antoinette Portis (2010)
Annalina's diary entries reflect her feelings and experiences as she goes from being afraid to go to kindergarten to loving it during her first month of school.
• Little Bear Goes to Kindergarten by Jutta Langreuter (1997)
Little Bear likes the teacher, other children, and activities on his first day at kindergarten, but he does not want his mother to leave.
• Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come by Nancy Carlson (1999)
Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.
• Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate (1996)
Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.
• Ready for Kindergarten, Stinky Face? by Lisa McCourt (2010)
A mother reassures her son when he imagines increasingly silly things that might go wrong on his first day of kindergarten.
• School Rules by Victoria Kann (2010)
When Pinkalicious brings her imaginary unicorn, Goldie, to school and teaches him the rules, he helps her and the other students to become better friends.
• Tom Goes to Kindergarten by Margaret Wild (2000)
When Tom, a young panda, goes to his very first day of kindergarten, his whole family stays and plays and wishes they could be in kindergarten too.
• Tucker's Four Carrot School Day by Susan Winget (2005)
The start of Tucker the rabbit's first day of kindergarten is rocky, but making new friends helps change his attitude toward school.
• We Share Everything by Robert Munsch (1999)
On the first day of school, after their kindergarten teacher scolds them for not sharing, a boy and girl share their clothes and shoes.