Picture Books List: Back To School
Here is a list of a few of Hailey’s favorite back to school picture books. Some of these books are shorter and geared toward younger kids, and some are picture books for slightly older kids. Don’t see one you love listed here? Let us know and we’ll add it!
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Enjoy!
Our School Is A Family by Shannon Olsen and Sandie Sonkie
This book is about all of the people you’ll find in a school and all the different jobs they do. It talks about how your school community extends beyond just the classroom, and is a cute rhyming school book.
The Pigeon Has To Go To School by Mo Willems
By the author who brought you Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus, another humorous book starring this stubborn bird!
The Crayons Go Back To School by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
You have probably heard of The Day The Crayons Quit, well this is the back to school version!
The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald
The illustrations in this book are great! The bakery looks so bright and cheerful, and the baked goods look adorable and delicious. Follow the smart cookie as he reflects on his time in school and finding what he was good at.
How Dinosaurs Go To School by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
This author also wrote How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, and is perfect if your child loves dinosaurs. You’ll see all sorts of dinos and see how they act at school. :)
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T Higgins
This is a silly book about Penelope Rex and her journey to school. All of her classmates are humans, and she thinks humans are delicious. You’ll see her learn to not eat her classmates and make friends.
If I Built A School by Chris Van Dusen
If you’ve been here before, you know I’m a big fan of Chris Van Dusen! Here is another great book of his, about a little boy who thinks up his own creative, imagined school.
Llama Llama Back To School by Anna Dewdney, Reed Duncan & JT Morrow
I’m on a popular books kick with this list! Here is the back to school version of Llama Llama Red Pajama. He makes an adorable new friend.
Splat the Cat Back To School Splat by Rob Scotton
Splat the Cat is headed back to school, join him on his first day! He gets his first homework assignment and reflects on his summer fun with his sister.
David Goes To School by David Shannon
I’m still on the based on a popular book kick apparently! This is from the author of No, David! You’ll follow him on his first day of school, where he keeps getting in trouble but things work out in the end.
This School Year Will Be The Best by Kay Winters and Renee Andriani
A short and adorable look at the school year as a whole. All the kids in a class share a wish for the school year.
Froggy Goes To School by Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz
Froggy is headed back to school and has a bad dream about the first day. But when he wakes up he has plenty of time to get ready and enjoys his first day back in class.
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson
This is the story of a personified new school on his first day of school, and you’ll get the back to school perspective and observations of the building. It’s cute!
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