Collection Highlights: August 2022

 

Collection Highlights: August

Contributed by Jordan Wohlfort, Collection Development Librarian

August 2022

Get ready for the first day of school with these titles that tackle the nerves and excitement often felt before the big day.

Print/Braille

Butterflies on the First Day of School, by Annie Silverstro

BR 23020

The night before the big day, Rosie's excitement about starting school turns into a tummy

ache. Rosie's mom reassures her that it is just butterflies. Much to her surprise, one flies

right out of her mouth when she makes a new friend on the bus! PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2.

The Pigeon Has to Go to School!, by Mo Willems

BR 22718

The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet,

heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.

PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 

School's First Day of School, by Adam Rex

BR 22003

When Frederick Douglass Elementary opens, the school is nervous

that it may not like having the little kids inside. But after an exciting first day, the

school is ready to invite all of the children back. PRINT/BRAILLE.  For grades K-3.

Talking Books

Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School, by Emily Jenkins

DB 104246

Harry Bergen-Murphy does not feel ready when he starts first grade,

but by day 100 he has become an expert on several important things, i

ncluding being a first-grader. For grades K-3. 

Tomorrow I'll Be Kind, by Jessica Hische

DB 98930

Animals demonstrate how the smallest gestures can make the biggest

difference in the world. For preschool-grade 2. 

If I Built a School, by Chris Van Dusen

DBC 19458

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library

books that come alive. For grades K-3.

Multiple Formats Available

The King of Kindergarten, by Derrick Barnes

BR 22793 ; DB 104940

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day

of kindergarten. For preschool-grade 2.

The Cool Bean, by John Jory

BR 23175 ; DB 97910

Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to

fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done. For grades K-3. 

The Day You Begin, by Jacqueline Woodson

BR 22673 ; DB 104931

Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela,

introduces himself. Later, however, he meets Angelina and discovers that

he is not the only one who feels like an outsider. For grades K-3.