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Picture Books
This collection will help your child prepare for starting school.
Come to school too, Blue Kangaroo! - Emma Chichester Clark
Little Owl's first day - Debi Gliori
Peppa's first day at school – Lauren Holowaty
First day at Bug School - Sam Lloyd
Lulu's first day - Anna McQuinn
Harry and the dinosaurs go to school - Ian Whybrow
Older Readers
Starting a new school or returning for a new year can be exciting, but for older children, going back to school can also be an anxious time. To help support this transition, these books for older readers, set in school, may help.
Five Ways to Make a Friend – Gillian Cross
Freddy Vs School – Neill Cameron
Hetty and the Battle of the Books – Anna James
Incredible Rescue Mission – Zanib Mian
New Class at Malory Towers – Enid Blyton
Oliver’s Great Big Universe – Jorge Cham
The Piano at the Station – Helen Rutter
The Secret School Invasion – Pamela Butchart
The Wizard in the Woods – Louie Stowell
The World’s Worst Teachers – David Walliams
The Worst Class in the World: Animal Uproar – Joanna Nadin
The Wrong Shoes – Tom Percival
Teenage
Starting secondary school or returning for a new year, these school reads are for teenagers.
No worries: your guide to starting secondary school - Jenny Alexander
Away with Words – Sophie Cameron
King of Nothing – Nathanael Lessore
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Truly Devious: A Mystery – Maureen Johnson
Watch Us Rise – Ellen Hagan
Wild East – Ashley Hickson-Lovence
XOXO – Axie Oh