Books to get ready for school
The back-to-school season is in full swing, time to make sure your kids have the most important school supply of all: a library card.
To help get younger kids back in the back-to-school spirit, Fauquier County (Va.) Public Library youth services librarian, Jennifer Schultz, member of the Association for Library Service to Children, shares a few back-to-school book titles below.
September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Many libraries host special events or programs during the month. Check out what events for kids and families your library might be hosting.
Hello, August! You know what that means: the ringing of school bells will soon be in the air. School-related books tend to fly off the shelves around this time, so I usually order a handful of new/new to our patrons books about school. Give these books a try:
Eddie Gets Ready For School
Eddie has a morning routine checklist: wake up, wash up, get dressed…pretty normal, right? Well, Eddie’s idea of waking up is waking everyone up with a megaphone, washing up requires a scuba mask and getting dressed involves a superhero costume. Mom, as you can imagine, has other ideas. Minimal text and vibrant illustrations make this a crowd-pleaser for preschoolers and kindergartners. Guaranteed to provoke many laughs.
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First Day of School
The children in Anne Rockwell’s "First Day of School" are enjoying a playground romp before heading back to school. They discuss last year’s first day of school, talk about their back to school preparations (haircuts, shopping for school supplies) and hope that old friends will be in their new classes. This is quite the charmer and great for children who are old pros at the back to school deal, since many first-day-of-school books are about preschool or kindergarten students. The illustrations are bright, appealing and multicultural.
Follow the Line to School
If you’re familiar with Lara Ljungkvist’s "Follow the Line" books, you know that they are fun interactive books perfect for one-on-one sharing. Her latest "Follow the Line" book takes the reader on a tour of an inviting elementary school, complete with questions that ask the child reader/listener to explore the illustrations.
Your turn! What are your favorite first-day-of-school/back- to-school books?
Find more ideas for spending time with family at the library in the Connect with your kids @ your library Family Activity Guide.
This post originally appeared on the blog of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), www.alsc.ala.org/blog.
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