Back to School | Spokane County Library District

1) Hello, crayons!: and other school friends

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A dream team of school supplies, including crayons, pencils, paints and notebooks, will help little ones feel welcome in their new classroom--and have an anxiety-free first day of school!

2) First day, hooray!

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Sobel, June

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Inspired by the way educators talk about emotions and build emotional literacy with young children, this back-to-school picture book follows a group of kids as they learn to identify and process the wide range of feelings they bring on the first day of school.

3) And then comes school

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Brenner, Tom

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"Cooler mornings, cicadas buzzing, apples ripening . . . Can shopping for school supplies be far behind? The evening before the first day means laying out your outfit, loading up your backpack, and filling a lunch box with your favorite things. When the alarm goes off, there's Dad's extra-special breakfast (and, of course, some picture-taking), then the feeling of bubbly excitement as you and your friends climb onto a bus, ready to see your new classroom...

4) Home in a lunchbox

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Mo, Cherry

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After moving to America from Hong Kong, Jun feels isolated at her new school but discovers a sense of home in the familiar foods and flavors she finds in her lunchbox.

5) The Berenstain Bears' big school project

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Berenstain, Mike

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Competing in the annual school science fair for first prize, Brother Bear, Sister Bear and their friend Ferdy Factual, with exciting experiments to show the judges, discover winning isn't what matters most.

6) Ladybugs do not go to preschool

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Rutstein, Ali

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Ravi, who eats aphids for breakfast and brushes his mandibles instead of his teeth, is certain that ladybugs don't go to preschool, but with his mother's gentle encouragement, he discovers several new bug-loving friends.

7) Bitsy bat, school star

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Windness, Kaz

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"Bitsy is a little bat with big star dreams of making friends at her new school. But when she arrives, Bitsy doesn't feel like she fits in. The other kids sit on their chairs, but sitting upright makes Bitsy dizzy. The other kids paint with their fingers, but Bitsy would rather use her toes. Everyone tells Bitsy she's doing things wrong-wrong-wrong, so she tries harder...and ends up having a five-star meltdown. Now Bitsy feels like a very small star...

8) The brilliant Ms. Bangle

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Devins, Cara

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"It's a new school year, and something is different. The students' beloved librarian, Ms. Stack, has retired. The new librarian, Ms. Bangle, is not the same! She has different ways of doing, well, everything! How will the students ever adjust? Change isn't easy, but it can be a positive experience. With a bit of patience, and a lot of heart, it can be positively brilliant"--Book jacket flap.

9) The crayons go back to school

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Daywalt, Drew

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"The crayons are getting ready to go back to school, and each crayon has a subject they're looking forward to the most. They're also ready to meet new friends ... and let loose during their very favorite time of day: art class"--

10) A day at school with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Roth, Megan

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar spends a busy day at school from greeting the teacher to reading a book.

11) Giant-sized butterflies on my first day of school

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Roberts, Justin

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"On the first day of school, a girl learns how the giant butterflies in her stomach mean she's learning and growing"--

12) Henry, like always

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Bailey, Jenn

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Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.

13) I like school!

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Testa, Maggie

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"JJ likes school! Follow along as he gets ready for school, rides the bus, and learns with his classmates"--

14) Marker

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Kang, Anna

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"Marker is one of the teacher's go-to school supplies. Her work is tip-top, and she always makes a lasting impression. That is, until Pinking Shears, a.k.a. Pink, arrives and dazzles everyone with her sharp creations. No longer the star of the desk, Marker begins to make mistakes. The trouble is, they can't just be erased; her work is permanent, and she's not allowed to fail. Or so she thinks...until a realization helps her rediscover her Marker magic"--...

15) Mr. S

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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.

16) On the night before kindergarten

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Wells, Rosemary

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The night before he starts kindergarten Milo's dreams are full of worry, but after a fun first day of school, Milo decides that he likes kindergarten!

17) A smart, smart school

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Creech, Sharon

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"Mr. Keene loved being the principal of his fine, fine school. He was so proud of his students drawing and painting and reading and singing that he thought his buttons would burst! Then one day his appendix burst, and a new principal, Mr. Tatters, swooped in to take his place. Mr. Tatters said, 'In order to be a smart, smart school, we will have lots and lots of tests.' And suddenly there were no more cards and banners, posters and songs. Instead,...

18) The Superteacher Project

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Korman, Gordon

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From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new story about a mysterious new teacher who turns out to be an AI robot from a secret experimental program.

Oliver Zahn, spitball champion and self-declared rule-wrecker of Brightling Middle School, is not a fan of his new homeroom teacher, Mr. Aidact. The guy is sort of stiff, never cracks a smile, and refers to them as "pupils."

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