Entering School: Resource List
Books for Children
Ages 3 to 8
- A Dragon in My Backpack; by Elvira Woodruff; illustrated by Denise Brunkus; Trool Assoc., 1996
- Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl; by Jean Van Leeuwen; illustrated by Ann Schweninger; Dial Books for Young Readers, 1997
- Back to School for Rotten Ralph; by Jack Gantos, Nicole Rubel (illustrator); HarperCollins, 1998
- Billy and the Big New School; by Laurence Anholt; illustrated by Catherine Anholt; Albert Whitman & Co, 1999
- Countdown to Kindergarten; by Alison McGhee; Sandpiper, 2006
- Do I Have to Go to School? A First Look at Starting School; by Pat Thomas; Barron’s Educational, 2006
- First Grade Elves; by Joanne Ryder; Troll Associates, 1994
- Froggy Goes to School; by Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (illustrator); Puffin, 1998
- I'll Go to School If; by Bo Flood, Ronnie Walter Shipman (illustrator); Fairview Press, 1997
- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid, Smelly Bus; by Barbara Park; Random House, 2007
- Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten!!; by Linda Desimowich; Cedar Valley Publishing, 2006
- Little Bear Goes to Kindergarten; by Jutta Langreuter, Vera Sobat (illustrator); Millbrook Press, 1997
- Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch School; by David Kirk; Scholastic, 2000
- Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!; by Nancy L. Carlson; Viking Childrens Books, 1999
- My Mom Made Me Go to School; by Judy Delton; Delacorte, 1991
- Night Before First Grade; by Natasha Wing; Grosset & Dunlap, 2005
- The Night Before Kindergarten; by Natasha Wing; Grossett & Dunlap, 2001
- Pooh's First Day of School; by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld, Robbin Cuddy (illustrator); Disney Press, 1997
- Russell Rides Again; by Johanna Hurwitz; Beach Tree, 1999
- School Bus; by Donald Crews; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
- Timothy Goes to School; by Rosemary Wells; Puffin Press, 2000
- Wemberly Worried; by Kevin Henkes; Greenwillow, 2010
- When You Go to Kindergarten; by James Howe; Demco, 1995
- Will I Have a Friend?; by Miriam Cohen; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
Books for Adults
- Ready for Reading: A Handbook for Parents of Preschoolers; by Ashley Bishop; Allyn and Bacon, 2000
- Ten Steps to Help Your Child Read; by Jenni Taverner; 1999
- Ten Steps to Help Your Child Write; by Jenni Taverner; 1999
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Pediatric Advisor 2012.1 published by RelayHealth.
Last modified: 2010-08-26
Last reviewed: 2010-06-04
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