first day of school

Sophie the snail, eager to start school and have her many questions answered, is overcome by shyness and keeps popping into her shell until a new friend helps.

A shy African American boy arriving at a new school makes friends with his classmates by drawing a picture of a tree.

On his first visit to school, Noodles the dog feels scared until he meets a nice teacher and makes new friends.

Amelia Bedelia, a literal-minded first-grader, finds her first day of school filled with confusing adventures--much to her delight.

Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget.

After moving, eight-year-old Mallory struggles with being new at school, especially because her mother is now the music teacher and director of the third grade play.

In her diary, Daphne Davis doodles, draws, and documents a series of disasters on her first two days of fourth grade, most of which result from her new teacher accidentally calling her Daffy.

Worried about his first day at a new school, eight-year-old Stuart wears his magic cape and hopes that it will help him.

After being homeschooled her whole life, Heidi Heckelbeck enters a real school in second grade, where she encounters a mean girl named Melanie who makes her feel like an alien.

Splat the Cat is nervous about his first day at cat school, but once he arrives he realizes he had nothing to worry about.