But once at school, she’s thrown off when no one actually wants to be friends with her. Hannah is excited to start first grade because she’s a self-described “friend-making machine” who gives great hugs and makes glitter butterflies. HANNAH SPARKLES: HOORAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!īy Robin Mellom, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. We eat healthy snacks.” He ends the book with: “There are lots of fun things to do at school. Parr, the New York Times best-selling author (THE GOODBYE BOOK, THE I LOVE YOU BOOK, and THE FAMILY BOOK) sets his empathetic eye on school with drawings that outline the getting-ready steps and what happens during the school day. (It’s only the rest of the class that has to worry about being classmates with an actual shark!)
Eventually Fang realizes his special gift is that he has “the best friend in the whole underwater world.” He leaves school feeling “fang-tastic,” his anxieties laid to rest. “What if school is too hard? Or weird? Or scary?” and “What if I yawn and accidentally swallow someone?!” Nugget, the minnow, has to drag Fang inside. This shark and minnow best friend duo are about to start school, but Fang, the shark, has some misgivings. The best part is the page with sketches of various emotions that lets the reader point to his or her own. In this book, Little Unicorn is afraid of going to bed at night, and his ability to identify how he feels and manage these fears - with breathing exercises, for example - can be easily applied to starting school. This book is part of a series about Little Unicorn, who’s got a magical mane that changes color depending on his feelings. This book is sweet for the way it gently pokes fun at all the worries that plague kids (and grown-ups!) before new experiences. He comes up with all kinds of excuses for why he shouldn’t go (not being a morning person, concern that his head will pop off if he learns too much, etc)… until he realizes that going to school means he actually gets to RIDE THE BUS. In this one, the Pigeon is freaking out about starting school. Mo Willems’ style is distinctive and hilarious there’s a reason his books have won so many awards.
For the preschool and kindergarten set… THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL Here are some of our family’s favorite books that have helped my four kids work through some of their worries. Transitions can be a time of anxiety for many children - especially right now - and whether your kid is starting school for the very first time or just feeling a little queasy about re-entering the fold, it’s normal to have some big feelings around it all. Fellow parents, you may be counting the days (uh, minutes?) until that school bus arrives, but your kid doesn’t necessarily feel the same way.
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