Back to school book roundup

Aug 14 2006

Published by Anne-Marie at 4:48 am under Books, Challenges, School

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Tracey C. over at Picture This left me this comment last week:

Just a quick thanks for listing the Marc Brown preschool book. I picked it up last night and love it. I plan to use it here in the next few weeks to help get my daughter even more excited (and less nervous) about starting preschool. She loves DW so that makes it even better!

The book she mentioned, D.W.’s Guide to Preschool, has been sitting in my sidebar for a couple of months. With only two weeks to go, Lucie and I have started reading it. (I also recommend D.W.’s Guide to Perfect Manners with a lovely little manners quiz in the back of the book). As we read, Lucie adds her own commentary about preschool, including the exploits of her two imaginary sisters, Maddie and Sadie.

Samantha Critchell of the Associated Press (featured in the Denver Post) offers up these books to help alleviate first day jitters:

Miss Smith Reads Again! - for ages 3 and up by Michael Garland
Vera’s New School - for ages 4-8 by Vera Rosenberry. You may want to also check out her book, Vera’s First Day of School.
Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry - for ages 4-7 by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Chinlun Lee
A Place Called Kindergarten - for ages 4-8 by Jessica Harper and illustrated by G. Brian Karas
On the Way to Kindergarten - for ages 4 and up by Virginia Kroll and illustrated by Elisabeth Schlossberg
Miss Mingo and the First Day of School - for ages 4-7 by Jamie Harper
What Is Science? - for ages 4-8 by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa
Mr. Ouchy’s First Day - for ages 5 and up by B.G. Hennessy and illustrated by Paul Meisel
Teacher’s Pets - for ages 5 and up by Dayle Ann Dodd and illustrated by Marilyn Hafner
Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind (Miss Malarkey) - for ages 5-8 by Judy Finchler and Kevin O’Malley
Star of the Week - for ages 5-8 by Barney Saltzberg
What a Day It Was at School!- for ages 5 and up by Jack Prelutsky and Doug Cushman
The Magic School Bus and The Science Fair Expedition - for ages 7-10 by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
Dear Mr. Rosenwald - for ages 7-10 by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. This is based on the true story of the schools built in black communities in the 1920s and ’30s using donations Sears, Robebuck president Julius Rosenwald.
Spot 7 School (Spot7)for all ages by Kidslabel, a Japanese publisher

So now that you ready for school, what kind of lunches are you going to pack? See my post tomorrow!

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3 Responses to “Back to school book roundup”

# Carion 14 Aug 2006 at 8:19 am

We love “the Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn. Thanks for all the suggestions. We still have 3 weeks of summer! I am packing camp lunches this week so am anxious to hear about your lunch ideas!
# Christinaon 14 Aug 2006 at 9:28 am

My kids usually buy lunch because they have on average a pretty healthy lunch at school. They are lucky they have the same chef every year and he is awesome. Once in a while though they get in a kick where they want to bring. They both like pb&j, with carrot sticks and ranch, and juice pack. They like wraps to like turkey, lettuce, cheese and ranch or mayo rolled up in a tortilla. I also try to find fruits they will eat to throw in there. Granola bars work as a main meal if you surround the rest of the lunch with cut up veggies and dip, and fruit.
# Jennyon 14 Aug 2006 at 5:05 pm

You always remind me that there are more books out there than just the ones I read when I was a kid.

Gotta break out of my mold and find some new stuff for Hailey.

Good recommendations!