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If You Take a Mouse to School – Laura Numeroff

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If You Take a Mouse to School is a fun read aloud for the beginning of the school year.   Although it does not follow the cyclical pattern of Numeroff’s previous works, it is still an entertaining and engaging read.  [...]

Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner – Amy Schwartz

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Annabelle Swift, Kindergartener is a beginning of the school year classic, and we have been reading and re-reading it at our home the last couple of weeks!  Annabelle’s older sister Lucy attempts to prepare Annabelle for the first days of kindergarten, yet her [...]

Mommy in My Pocket – Carol Hunt Senderak

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Mommy in My Pocket is a wonderfully sweet back to school tale which is tremendously reassuring.  A little girl who is feeling a bit concerned about leaving Mommy and going to school imagines what it might be like if she could [...]

The Kissing Hand – Audrey Penn

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The Kissing Hand is an old favorite to read at the start of the school year.  Little Chester Raccoon is hesitant to leave his mother’s side and go to school.  She assures him that he will love school once he is busy playing [...]