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• The King of Kindergarten

  Barnes, Derrick,

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  Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.

• The Proudest Blue

  a Story of Hijab and Family

  Muhammad, Ibtihaj, 1985-

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  Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.

• Kindergarten

  Where Kindness Matters Every Day

  Ahiyya, Vera,

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  Leo, a quiet kid who is not ready for his first day of kindergarten, ends up having a great day when he makes a kindness pledge and discovers he knows a lot about being kind to others.

• Mr. S

  Arnaldo, Monica

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  When a kindergarten class arrives for the first day at school, they are greeted only by the words "Mr. S" on the chalkboard and a delicious-looking sandwich, resulting in merry mayhem as the kids wonder if the sandwich is their teacher.

• All Are Welcome

  Penfold, Alexandra

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  Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.

• The Pigeon Has to Go to School!

  Willems, Mo,

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  The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.

• My Teacher Is a Monster! (no, I Am Not)

  Brown, Peter, 1979-

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  Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.

• The Queen of Kindergarten

  Barnes, Derrick,

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  Instilled with confidence by her parents, a young girl has a great first day of kindergarten.

• Ways to Welcome

  Ashman, Linda

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  Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text show how to give a friendly welcome at school, in the neighborhood, or at home.

• Your Name Is a Song

  Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah

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  Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.

• School's First Day of School

  Rex, Adam,

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  It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself.

• Miss Nelson Is Missing!

  Allard, Harry, 1928-2017

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  The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.

• The Day You Begin

  Woodson, Jacqueline

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  Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.

• We Don't Eat Our Classmates

  Higgins, Ryan T.

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  When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are.

• Substitute Creacher

  Gall, Chris

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  Mr. Creacher, a multi-tentacled substitute teacher, warns his prankish students not to misbehave, recounting rhyming cautionary tales of the weird, spooky, and unexpected.

• How to Get Your Octopus to School

  Scharnhorst, Becky,

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  A young girl tries to get her octopus, who would much rather stay home, ready for school. Includes facts about octopuses.

• Invisible Things

  Miller, Andy J.,

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  This creatively wacky and interactive exploration of the abstract concepts of the human experience, such as feelings and thoughts, encourages readers to look past the visible and connect with the things that are not seen.

• A Bad Case of Stripes

  Shannon, David, 1959-

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  In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.

• The Teacher's Pet

  Rissi, Anica Mrose

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  When a class pet proves to be more than a handful, the students agree they cannot keep him, but how will they convince their teacher, Mr. Stricter, who loves the strange creature?

• School Bus

  Crews, Donald

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  Follows the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them home again.