For Kids
School Rules in 2011!
Whether you start on August 8 or September 6, Chicago Public Library wants to help you get excited about beginning the new school year with these great books to read together or to read on your own!
Back-to-School Letter for Parents and Guardians
Books to Read Together
Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten
By Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by Amy Wummer
Dial, 2010 (Ages 3-6)
Bailey
By Harry Bliss
Scholastic, 2011 (Ages 5-8)
Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School
By Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
HarperCollins, 2009 (Ages 4-8)
First Day of School
By Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
Harper, 2011 (Ages 3-6)
First Grade Jitters
By Robert Quackenbush, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene
Harper, 2010 (Ages 4-7)
Henry’s Amazing Imagination
By Nancy Carlson
Viking, 2008 (Ages 5-8)
It’s Your First Day of School, Annie Claire
By Nancy White Carlstrom, illustrated by Margie Moore
Abrams, 2009 (Ages 4-7)
Kindergarten Diary
By Antoinette Portis
Harper, 2010 (Ages 4-6)
The Kissing Hand
By Audrey Penn, illustrated by Ruth Harper and Nancy Leak
Tanglewood Press, 2006 (Ages 4-7)
Llama Llama Misses Mama
By Anna Dewdney
Viking, 2009 (Ages 2-6)
Maisy Goes to Preschool
By Lucy Cousins
Candlewick, 2009 (Ages 2-5)
Mi dia de la A a la Z
By F. Isabel Campoy, illustrated by Sandra Lavandeira
Alfaguara/Santillana, 2009 (Ages 4-7)
Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I Don't)
By Barbara Bottner, illustrated by Michael Emberley
Knopf, 2010 (Ages 5-8)
No quiero ir a la escuela!
By Stephanie Blake
Corimbo, 2007 (Ages 4-8)
Off to First Grade
By Louise Borden, illustrated by Joan Rankin
Margaret K. McElderry, 2008 (Ages 6-8)
Off to Kindergarten
By Tony Johnston, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Cartwheel, 2007 (Ages 4-8)
Otto Runs for President
Otto Runs for President
Scholastic, 2008 (Ages 4-8)
Otto se presenta para presidente
By Rosemary Wells
Scholastic, 2008 (Ages 4-8)
¡Qué nervios!: El primer día de escuela
by Julie Danneberg, illustrated by Judy Love
Charlesbridge, 2006 (Ages 5-8)
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
By Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
HarperCollins, 2011 (Ages 3-6)
Star of the Week
By Darlene Friedman
HarperCollins, 2009 (Ages 5-9)
Teacher!: Showing, Helping, Caring
By Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Nancy Speir
Marshall Cavendish, 2009 (Ages 4-8)
We Love Our School!: A Read-Together Rebus Story
By Judy Sierra, illustrated by Linda Davick
Knopf, 2011 (Ages 3-6)
Books to Read on Your Own
Amanda Pig, First Grader
By Jean Van Leeuwen, illustrated by Ann Schweninger
Dial, 2007 (Ages 5-7)
The Best Teacher in Second Grade
By Katharine Kenah, illustrated by Abby Carter
HarperCollins, 2006 (Ages 6-8)
Bobby Versus Girls (Accidentally)
By Lisa Yee
Arthur A. Levine, 2009 (Ages 7-10)
Fire Alarm! Appleville Elementary
By Nancy Krulik, illustrated by Bernice Lum
Scholastic, 2009 (Ages 5-7)
First Day: Appleville Elementary
By Nancy Krulik, illustrated by Bernice Lum
Scholastic, 2009 (Ages 5-7)
First Grade Stinks
By Mary Ann Rodman, illustrated by Beth Spiegel
Peachtree, 2006 (Ages 5-9)
Gooney, the Fabulous
By Lois Lowry, illustrated by Middy Thomas
Houghton Mifflin, 2007 (Ages 7-10)
How Not to Start Third Grade
By Cathy Hapka and Ellen Titlebaum, illustrated by Debbie Palen
Random House, 2007 (Ages 7-10)
Justin Case: School, Drool, and other Daily Disasters
By Rachel Vail, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Feiwel & Friends, 2010 (Ages 7-10)
The Lemonade War
By Jacqueline Davies
Houghton Mifflin, 2007 (Ages 8-10)
Mostly Monty
By Johanna Hurwitz, illustrated by Anik McCrory
Candlewick, 2007 (Ages 5-8)
Operation Yes
By Sara Lewis Holmes
Arthur A. Levine, 2009 (Ages 9-12)
Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade
By Stephanie Greene, illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson
Putnam, 2010 (Ages 5-7)
Segundo grado es increible, Ambar Dorado
By Paula Danziger, illustrated by Tony Ross
Alfaguarra, 2007 (Ages 6-8)