Books like Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
By Joseph Slate
For the kid counting down to their own first day of kindergarten, this book turns the nervous excitement into something joyful and familiar. Cheerful, busy, reassuring, first-day-of-school energy
A humble slice of pie always pushes the spotlight onto everyone else, but a school project with his best friend Jake the Cake forces him to ask whether staying quiet is really so sweet.
A book-loving girl looks forward to Thursday library visits, and when she meets a new classmate who struggles reading in English, she starts sharing stories with her — soon drawing more kids into their reading circle.
A little mouse spends a full day at preschool, from hanging her coat on her own peg through painting, snack time, stories, nap time, music, and outdoor play on the sandbox and slide.
Enormous dinosaurs head off to school just like any kid — riding the bus, reading books, and romping on the playground with classmates who happen to be the size of a Ceratosaurus.
In a Dutch town still recovering after World War II, a girl receives a surprise care package from an American stranger — and a simple thank-you letter grows into an exchange of boxes that keeps getting bigger.
When Mrs. Teaberry starts a knitting club, Mr. Putter offers to serve tea — but his cat Tabby and her dog Zeke can't resist the yarn, and Mrs. Fitzwater's sweater ends up in a total tangle.
A dog named Rocket sits under his favorite tree as a little yellow bird teaches him the alphabet, letter by letter, until sounds turn into words he can read all on his own.
An old man and his fine cat are so hot and bored they'll try anything — so when their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry suggests a sightseeing boat cruise, they climb aboard, only to run into trouble with her mischievous dog Zeke.
A cheerful look at children being kind to one another in everyday moments — a friendly hello, a boost onto a bike, a cheer of encouragement — all across a busy neighborhood.
A boy named Dat starts school in a new country where every word sounds like gibberish, until a classmate finds another way to reach him besides talking.
A church mouse and his cat friend Sampson dress up as Father Christmas and his reindeer to cheer up the mice — and accidentally end up catching a burglar.
Dragons love tacos more than anything, so a party planner throws them a giant taco party — but forgets that spicy salsa turns dragons into fire-breathing disasters.
