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Explore school picture books about belonging, nerves, friendship, identity, and classroom life. These books work especially well at the start of the year, during transitions, or any time children need help naming what school can feel like.

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!

Mo Willems

The Pigeon does his best to avoid school in a comic monologue that captures first-day nerves from a child's-eye angle.

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The World Needs More Purple Schools

Kristen Bell; Benjamin Hart

Daniel Wiseman

A school community models what it means to welcome differences while building a place where everyone belongs together.

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The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn

Ruth E. Harper; Nancy M. Leak

As Chester Raccoon heads to school, his mother offers a ritual of reassurance that has comforted generations of children.

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How to Solve a Problem

Ashima Shiraishi

Yao Xiao

A young climber reflects on how persistence, experimentation, and calm attention can help with any difficult problem.

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The Smart Cookie

Jory John

Pete Oswald

A cookie who does not fit the usual idea of smartness discovers her own kind of intelligence and confidence.

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School's First Day of School

Adam Rex

Christian Robinson

The school building itself narrates a first day full of nerves, confusion, and growing confidence.

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The Big Umbrella

Amy June Bates; Juniper Bates

Amy June Bates

A welcoming umbrella grows to make room for everyone in a visual metaphor about inclusion, belonging, and care.

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We Don't Eat Our Classmates

Ryan T. Higgins

A dinosaur has a rough first day of school until she learns what kindness feels like from the other side.

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Be Kind

Pat Zietlow Miller

Jen Hill

One spilled juice accident opens a bigger question for a girl trying to understand what kindness really means.

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What Happened to You?

James Catchpole

Karen George

A disabled boy grows tired of invasive questions and finds a better way to tell peers what matters.

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