Picture Book School Stories

Alexander, Martha. Move Over, Twerp.
Jeffrey shows his classmates that being younger and smaller doesn't mean he can be pushed around.

Alexander, Martha. Sabrina.
During roll call on her first day of nursery school, a little girl decides she doesn't like her name and wants to change it.

Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.

Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Back.
When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to "really act up."

Baer, Edith. This Is the Way We Go To School.
Describes, in text and illustrations, the many different modes of transportation children all over the world use to get to school.

Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain Bears Go To School.
Sister Bear, nervous about entering kindergarten, overcomes her fears when she discovers that school is really fun.

Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin Goes To School.
On the first day of school, Franklin is a little nervous, but his teacher, Mr. Owl, knows just what to do.

Burningham, John. The School.
A little boy briefly outlines his activities at school.

Butterworth, Nick. Field Day.
Parents and children participate in the Field Day races.

Caudill, Rebecca. A Pocketful of Cricket.
A boy takes his pet cricket to school where it first disturbs the class with its chirping, but then becomes the show-and-tell attraction.

Cazet, Denys. Born In the Gravy.
A young Mexican American girl tells her father all the things she did on her first day in kindergarten.

Cazet, Denys. Never Spit On Your Shoes.
Tired Arnie the bear arrives home to report his first day of first grade to his mother over milk and cookies.

Cohen, Miriam. Best Friends.
When the light in the classroom incubator burns out, two friends are brought together again as they act to save the lives of the unhatched chickens.

Cohen, Miriam. First Grade Takes a Test.
The first grade is distressed by an intelligence test which fails to measure true aptitude.

Cohen, Miriam. Starring First Grade.
Even though he doesn't like his part in the first grade play, Jimmy saves the performance when one of the key players gets stage fright.

Cohen, Miriam. When Will I Read?
Impatient to begin reading, a first-grader doesn't realize that there is more to reading than books.

Cohen, Miriam. Will I Have a Friend?
A little boy's anxieties on his first day at school are quickly forgotten when he makes a new friend.

Crews, Donald. School Bus.
Follows the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them home again.

Davis, Gibbs. The Other Emily.
Emily believes her name belongs to her alone, but on the first day of school she discovers she is not the only Emily in the world.

Delton, Judy. The New Girl At School.
A young girl describes her first week at a new school.

Devlin, Wende. Cranberry First Day of School.
Mr. Whiskers helps Chloe adjust to the first day in kindergarten.

Elliott, Dan. Grover Goes To School.
On the first day of school, Grover tries to please everyone but himself in order to make new friends.

Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

Myers, Bernice. It Happens To Everyone.
Michael and his mother, a teacher, nervously prepare for the first day of school.

Noble, Trinka. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash.
Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Quackenbush, Robert. First Grade Jitters.
A small boy wonders what first grade will be like, but isn't sure that he wants to find out.

Parish, Peggy. Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia.
The very literal minded Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher for a day.

Petty, Michelle. Let's Go To School.
Although she is a little scared, Kim enjoys her first day of school.

Rabe, Berniece. The Balancing Girl.
A first grader who is very good at balancing objects while in her wheelchair and on her crutches thinks up her greatest balancing act ever to benefit the school carnival.

Russo, Marisabina. I Don't Want To Go Back To School.
Despite his older sister's dire warnings of all the terrible things that could go wrong on his first day in the second grade, Ben has a wonderful time.

Schwartz, Amy. Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner.
Although some of the things her older sister taught her at home seem a little unusual at school, other lessons help make Annabelle's first day in kindergarten a success.

Slate, Joseph. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten.
Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.

Slate, Joseph. Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day Of Kindergarten.
To celebrate one hundred days in Miss Bindergarten's kindergarten class, all her students bring one hundred of something to school.

Thaler, Mike. The Librarian From the Black Lagoon.
A young boy expects only the worst from the school media specialist.

Thaler, Mike. The Teacher From the Black Lagoon.
On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.

Udry, Janice. What Mary Jo Shared.
how Mary Jo overcame her shyness and shared something unusual with her classmates.

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig, School Girl.
Amanda Pig's first day of school is every bit as wonderful as she always hoped it would be.

Weiss, Nicki. Barney Is Big.
Before going off to his first day at nursery school, Barney and his mother recall what being a baby was like and discuss what a big boy he is now.

Wells, Rosemary. First Tomato.
Claire's bad day at school is helped after a visit to the Bunny Planet, where she has the day that should have been.

Wells, Rosemary. Timothy Goes To School.
Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.

Wiseman, Bernard. Morris Goes To School.
Morris the moose has an exciting day in school learning the alphabet, counting, singing, spelling, and doing other things that make him a unique moose.

Compiled by Sarah S. Wright for MCPL Children's Services (4/99).