I'm Going To School

Bibliography created by the Schaumburg Township District Library

EASY BRENNER, E.	*On the First Day of Grade School* by Emily Brenner. In this cumulative rhyme based on “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, a teacher receives an array of animals from her adoring students.
EASY BUNTING, E.	*One Green Apple* by Eve Bunting. While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students’ red apples.
EASY CARLSON, N.	*Henry’s Show and Tell* by Nancy Carlson. Henry likes everything about kindergarten except show-and-tell, but with the help of his teacher and his pet lizard he is able to overcome his fear.
EASY CARLSON, N.	*First Grade, Here I Come!* by Nancy Carlson. Henry tells his mother that he did not like his first day of first grade, but as he describes what he did and learned, he begins to realize that he might enjoy it after all.
EASY CARLSTROM, N.	*Giggle-Wiggle Wake-up!* by Nancy White Carlstrom. Sammy wakes up to Monday morning sunshine, has breakfast, and heads to preschool.
EASY CHILD, L.	*I Am Too Absolutely Small for School* by Lauren Child. When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.
EASY COREY, S.	*First Graders from Mars Episode I: Horus' Horrible Day* by Shana Corey. As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought.
EASY DANNEBERG, J.	*First Day Jitters* by Julie Danneberg. Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.
EASY DAVIS, K.	*I’m Telling You, Dex, Kindergarten Rocks!* by Katie Davis. Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his stuffed dog, Rufus, is very nervous.
EASY DEGROAT, D.	*Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books* by Diane deGroat. Gilbert’s excitement over starting first grade turns to worry that the teacher will be mean, the work too hard, and his classmates too unfriendly, but throughout the day there are pleasant surprises.
EASY EDWARDS, B.	*My First Day at Nursery School* by Becky Edwards. On the first day of preschool, a little girl misses her mother, but on the second day she is excited to go back.
EASY FORWARD, T.	*What Did You Do Today?: the First Day of School* by Toby Forward. A child describes the events of the first day of school, from making sandwiches for lunch to holding a parent’s hand on the walk home.
EASY GRINDLEY, S.	*It’s My School* by Sally Grindley. Tom is not happy that his younger sister, Alice, is starting kindergarten at his school.
EASY HARPER, J.	*Miss Mingo and the First Day of School* by Jamie Harper. Miss Mingo helps all of the animal students in her class overcome their shyness on the first day of school by encouraging them to share something special about themselves. Includes facts about animals.
EASY HARRIS, R.	*I Am Not Going to School Today* by Robie H. Harris. A little boy decides to skip his very first day of school because on the first day he doesn’t know anything, but on the second day, he knows everything.
EASY LANGREUTER, J.	*Little Bear Goes to Kindergarten* by Jutta Langreuter. Little Bear likes the teacher, other children, and activities on his first day at kindergarten, but he does not want his mother to leave.
EASY LEONARD, M.	*Tibili, the Little Boy Who Didn't Want to Go to School* by Marie Leonard. After Tibili, a young African boy, follows Crope the spider's suggestion to avoid starting school, he discovers he wants to go after all.
EASY MACKALL, D.	*First Day* by Dandi Daley Mackall. The first day of school starts out filled with doubt, but after facing fear of the big kids, reciting the alphabet with ease, and learning about recess, a child can’t help but look forward to day two.
EASY MCGHEE, A.	*Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth* by Alison McGhee. A first grader is frightened on her first day of school after hearing a rumor that her teacher is a 300-year-old alien with a purple tongue who steals baby teeth from her students.
EASY MCNAUGHTON, C.	*Once Upon an Ordinary School Day* by Colin McNaughton. Colin’s day started out like every other day—his breakfast was ordinary, his walk to school was ordinary, even his thoughts were ordinary. But the new teacher at school changed all that when he told the class about an extraordinary idea.
EASY MIDDLETON, C.	*Enrico Starts School* by Charlotte Middleton. Enrico the cat starts school, but at first he doesn’t know how to make friends.
EASY MOORE, M.	*The Wheels on the School Bus* by Mary-Alice Moore. Text adapted from the traditional song describes how students and staff ride the bus to school.
EASY MOSER, L.	*The Monster in the Backpack* by Lisa Moser. Annie’s new backpack comes with pink and blue flower decorations, a sipper, and a mischievous monster who manages to get her into all sorts of trouble at school.
EASY MOSS, M.	*Don’t Forget I Love You* by Miriam Moss. After spending too much time playing with his favorite toy, Billy and his mother are very late for nursery school and his mother forgets some crucial things as she rushes to work.
EASY NEVIUS, C.	*Building with Dad* by Carol Nevius. A father and his young child watch the construction of the new school, from the bulldozing of earth and mixing of the concrete for the foundation to the hanging of the new sign.
EASY NORLING, B.	*Little School* by Beth Norling. The story follows 20 youngsters through their busy day at nursery school. Preschoolers will savor the details of classroom and playground accessories, toys, and activities.
EASY NORTHWAY, J.	*See You Later, Mom!* by Jennifer Northway. On his first day of preschool, William’s mother stays with him.
EASY PAK, S.	*Sumi’s First Day of School Ever* by Soyung Pak. By the time Sumi finishes her first day of school, she decides that school is not as lonely, scary, or mean as she had thought.
EASY PENN, A.	*The Kissing Hand* by Audrey Penn. When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
EASY ROBBINS, J.	*The New Girl and Me* by Jacqui Robbins. Two African American girls named Shakeeta and Mia become friends when Shakeeta boasts that she has a pet iguana and Mia learns how to help Shakeeta “feel at home” even when she is in school. On her first day of school, who will be her friend? Raise your hand if it’s you. You’ll meet someone and something surprising.
EASY RODMAN, M.	First Grade Stinks by Mary Ann Rodman. First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds out that first-grade is special, too.
EASY ROSE, D.	*The Twelve Days of Winter: a School Counting* by Deborah Lee Rose. A cumulative counting verse in which a child lists items pertaining to winter given to him by his teacher, from twelve treats for tasting to one bird feeder in a snowy tree.
EASY RUSACKAS, F.	I Love You All Day Long by Francesca Rusackas. When a little pig worries about being apart from his mother when he goes off to school, she reassures him.
EASY SENDERAK, C.	*Mommy in My Pocket* by Carol Hunt Senderak. A little girl gets anxious about separation from her mommy when she goes to school.
EASY STILES, N.	*On My Very First School Day I Met…* by Norman Stiles. The characters children meet in this book will have them laughing and looking forward to their first day of school.
EASY WALTON, R.	*Bunny School: a Learning Fun-for-All* by Rick Walton. Young rabbits spend a fun day at school, from saying hello to friends to packing up for tomorrow.
EASY WELLS, R.	*My Kindergarten* by Rosemary Wells. Emily, a little rabbit-child, is anxious about starting kindergarten, but Mama is there to hold her hand.
EASY WINGET, S.	*Tucker’s Four-Carrot School Day* by Susan Winget. The start of Tucker the rabbit’s first day of kindergarten is rocky, but making new friends helps change his attitude toward school.