Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten. Toni Buzzeo, Illustrated by Amy Wummer, $7.99

Adventure Annie is ready for her First-Day-of-Kindergarten Adventure!

Boomer Goes to School. Constance McGeorge, $7.95

Boomer is going to school! Like many new students, Boomer finds that going to school can be a bit confusing… at first. But in the end, he discovers that school is a great place for friends, learning, and fun!

Dad's First Day. Mike Wohnoutka, $18.99

Who's ready for the first day of school? Not Oliver's Dad!! This charming story of first-day jitters perfectly captures the mixed emotions felt by kids and their parents when big changes are afoot.

A Day at School. Severine Cordier & Cynthia Lacroix, $16.95

Preparing for the first day of school means shopping, haircuts, good-byes, new friends, and learning new things!

D.W. Goes to Preschool. Marc Brown, $7.99

Arthur's little sister loves going to preschool. Find out why preschool is such fun!

Everyday Goodbyes: a Guide to the Separation Process. Nancy Balaban, $21.95

Separation often evokes feelings of fear and anxiety in children. Because the success or failure of early separation experiences can affect a child's movement toward independence, teachers and parents must know how to help young children cope with the unpleasant feelings sometimes associated with separation.

In EVERYDAY GOODBYES, Nancy Balaban addresses this critical aspect of child development.  Positioning separation as the underlying curriculum for all early childhood programs, this wonderful book helps teachers and parents to understand why children take time to adjust. Photographs and real-life anecdotes of children, teachers, and parents illustrate all aspects of the adjustment process, and activities for the classroom that support children’s movement toward independence and self-confidence are included.

First Day Jitters. Julie Danneberg, $7.95

Everyone knows that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach just before diving into a new situation. Sarah Jane Hartwell is scared and doesn't want to start over at a new school. She doesn't know anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it. With much prodding from Mr. Hartwell, Sarah Jane reluctantly pulls herself together and goes to school. She is quickly befriended by Mrs. Burton, who helps smooth her jittery transition. This charming and familiar story will delight readers with its surprise ending.

Get Ready for School: Color Match Games. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, $10.99

Get Ready for School: Number Memory Games. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, $10.99

These boxes of game cards are designed to support children's learning development through the early years. The guiding early learning developmental milestones of school readiness inform the content, supporting parents as they get a child ready for school. Each box includes 40 photographic cards and instructions to play a range of two-player games with ideas of games that a child can play to learn key skills. The colorful photographic cards will inspire and develop a confident, curious, and capable child. Parents will love using these games with their kids.

Get Ready for School: I'm Ready for School. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, $13.99

This interactive board book is designed to support childhood development through the early years. The themed lift-the-flaps and peep-throughs in I'm Ready for School enable a child to learn key skills and knowledge in the comfortable context of play, exploration, and discussion about real-life experiences. Key concepts such as morning routines, eating breakfast, and matching shoes, to colors, shapes, and opposites are all covered in I'm Ready for School to inspire learning and support language skills, social skills, and physical and knowledge development.

The Homegrown Preschooler: Teaching Your Kids in the Places They Live. Kathy Lee & Lesli Richards, $32.95

Find exciting learning opportunities in everyday occurrences, from using laundry to teach sorting to exploring growth cycles in the garden, with the easy-to-organize, simple-to-start ideas, advice, and activities in THE HOMEGROWN PRESCHOOLER. As straightforward as a parenting how-to book and as easily applicable as a set curriculum, THE HOMEGROWN PRESCHOOLER will inspire parents to use their homes as classrooms and take advantage of the naturally rich learning opportunities existing in everyday life.  With organizational tips, recipes, and more than 200 easy-to-pull-together activities, homeschool educators will have everything they need to offer a well-rounded preschool education rivaling the best classroom experience. Convenient charts and checklists to document children’s growth ensure that there are no gaps in educational, social, or physical development.

I Am Not Going to School Today! Robie Harris, $25.50

With great affection and humor, Robie Harris and Jan Ormerod, creators of the award-winning picture book Goodbye Mousie, tell the captivating story of a child who decides that skipping the very first day of school is a very good idea. But with help from his favorite stuffed animal, Hank, and his parents, he discovers that going to the very first day of school can be fun and exciting - and once you have done something new, it's not quite so new and scary anymore.

I Am Too Absolutely Small for School. Lauren Child, $8.00

Lola is not so sure about school. After all, why would she need to count higher than ten when she never eats more than ten cookies at a time? Once again, it's up to ever-patient big brother Charlie to persuade Lola that school is worthwhile — and that her invisible friend, Soren Lorensen, will be welcome, too.

Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten? A Tool Kit for Preparing Children and Families. Angèle Sancho Passe, $30.95

Making the transition into kindergarten is a significant and exciting milestone in young children's lives. With proper coordination and planning, it can be a smooth process, benefiting children, families, and schools. This book provides information and practical advice to help you help children and their families prepare for the transition and then successfully begin kindergarten. Helpful activities, reproducible checklists and handouts, and planning templates are included.

Kindergarten Countdown. Anna Jane Hays, $7.99

This bouncy story perfectly captures the excitement of getting ready to start kindergarten!

In this new addition to the Knowledge Essentials series, Kindergarten Success shows you how to enrich your child's classroom learning and take an active role in your kindergarten’s education.

The Kissing Hand. Audrey Penn, $17.50 (book and CD set)

Here is the story of a little raccoon who confronts the first day of school and needs reassurance. Mother Raccoon finds an unforgettable way of communicating the message that everyone most needs to hear. The perfect book for any child taking the plunge into school, endearing illustrations are as soothing as the simple story. Ages 3-8.

Little Rabbit Goes to School. Harry Horse, $10.95 (ages 3-5)

Little Rabbit’s first day at school doesn’t quite go as planned!

Max & Mo’s First Day at School. Patricia Lakin, illustrated by Brian Floca, $4.99 (ages 4-6)

It’s back to school time for Max and Mo. This time they are in a different classroom and they are both nervous. Now they need to make new friends — but will anyone remember their names?

Monkey Not Ready for Kindergarten. Marc Brown, $15.99

This Monkey is not ready for kindergarten — and it is only one week away! Can Monkey's family ease his worries, and get him excited for the big day?

My First Day at a New School. Charlotte Guillain, $7.95

Pictures and simple text help young children understand what to expect when they begin school.

Off to First Grade. Louise Borden, $19.99

It’s the first day of first grade and everyone is getting ready!

It’s the first day of school, and Baby Duck’s stomach is all jitters. What if her teacher is mean? What if she won’t have any fun? Or make any friends? And who will buckle her new school shoes? Luckily, Grampa knows just what to say and do to make Baby Duck feel better. And when Baby Duck meets her teacher and makes a new friend, she feels much, much braver. Both parents and children will welcome this winsome tale of Baby Duck, whose fears and victories on the first day of school are sure to elicit smiles of recognition.

Preschool Success provides parents with activities, tips and sound advice for preparing children for public, private or homeschool education. Parents and caregivers learn how to enrich a child’s first classroom experiences and how to take an active role in your child’s education. Includes information and activities on:

• Understanding your child's learning style—visual, auditory, or kinesthetic—and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information
• Dozens of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements
• Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world
• The developmental and social changes expected of your preschooler as well as information on how to determine readiness to move up to kindergarten
• Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning

Puddle's New School — a Big Step for a Little Duckling. Amber Stewart & Layn Marlow, $9.50

Starting school is a very big step! But Puddle's worries turn to smiles as his Mom packs enough love and support into his school bag to get him through the day.

Ready for Kindergarten! Deborah Stewart, $16.95

From recognizing colors to making friends, your essential guide to kindergarten prep.

Starting School. Janet & Allan Ahlberg, $10.99

A reassuring book for toddlers and preschoolers just starting out at nursery school.

Timothy Goes to School. Rosemary Wells, $6.99

Timothy is very excited about starting school — until he meets Claude. Claude sits next to him, and he wears all the right clothes, says all the right things, and garners all the praise from his teacher and classmates. Timothy is feeling down, until he meets a girl who's having the same problem with her seatmate.

Join Tim as he visits his future kindergarten and learns what he will be doing during his first year of school …the classroom may look a little too big at first, but after finding out about all the fun ahead, it doesn't seem too big at all. In fact, it's just the right size! (ages 3-5)

Wemberly Worried. Kevin Henkes, $7.99

Wemberly worried about spilling her juice, about shrinking in the bathtub, even about snakes in the radiator. She worried morning, noon and night. Most of all she worried about her first day of school.

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning. Edited by E.D. Hirsch & John Holdren, $23.00

Designed for use by parents and teachers, this book outlines the fundamentals kindergartners need to prepare for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that help a child take the first steps in learning to read and write. Filled with age-appropriate questions and suggestions that stimulate thinking and build vocabulary, this revised and updated edition also includes activities resources in literature, mathematics, history, science and the arts.