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Check out these get ready for school books curated by Miss Laura!  There's still time to read for Summer Reading which ends August 21st!

Sounds like school spirit
Sounds like school spirit
by Meg Fleming

Interactive and super entertaining, this exuberant celebration of school spirit follows kids from circle time to the lunch line!
My school stinks!
My school stinks!
by Becky Scharnhorst

A back-to-school story told through journal entries about a boy who finds himself at a new school where the other students are REAL animals
School's first day of school
School's first day of school
by Adam Rex

The best-selling author of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning illustrator of Harlem's Little Blackbird present the story of how a school building shares jitters with the students on a first day of school.
Isabel and her colores go to school
Isabel and her colores go to school
by Alexandra Alessandri

English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends
 
 
 
 
 
School is cool!
School is cool!
by Sabrina Moyle

This energetic picture book prepares young readers for their first day of school with humor and encouragement.
How to be kind in kindergarten : a book for your backpack
How to be kind in kindergarten : a book for your backpack
by David Steinberg

This guidebook in verse spans the entire year of kindergarten, showing children how to be kind by doing such things as sharing, taking turns and inviting someone to join in a game. 
The Kissing hand
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.
Principal Tate is running late!
Principal Tate is running late!
by Henry Cole

Every day goes smoothly at Hardy Elementary School because Principal Tate keeps everyone happy and everything in order. But what happens when her car breaks down one day and she's running late? How will the students, teachers, parents, and visitors get through the day? Will chaos take over Hardy School? The solution is simple: Everyone at the school must do their part to save the day