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Starting School and Making Friends Grades K- 1: Multcolib School Corps

(Updated 7/2026) A collection of fiction and nonfiction materials about starting school and making friends for students in grades K-1. A custom book list created by Multnomah County Library School Corps librarians for assignments. Are you a teacher that lives or works in Multnomah County? Need a custom booklist? https://multcolib.org/assignment-alert

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  • "Friendship is one of the most important things we humans do. So, knowing how to make friends and be a good friend really matters! This book was made to help kids aged 5-9 understand friendship on a deeper level."
    Book, 2025New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2025. — j Facts 155.925 C1877k 2025
  • "From welcoming newcomers to being patient and kind, this book will help set up readers for a lifetime of wonderful friendships."
    Book, 2025[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2025. — j Parenting 302.34083 R6454f 2025
  • "It's Leilani's first day of first grade, and she is excited and a bit nervous. But thanks to her caring family and friendly new teacher, Mr. Gray, she soon learns all about the fun things they will make and do in the classroom that year."
    Book, 2025New York : Random House, [2025] — jE AHIYYA 2025
  • "Bulldozer is nervous about his first day of school, but at the end of the day he decides it is not so bad."
    Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — Red Reader BROACH 2025
  • "A teacher welcomes a new group of students on the first day of school and introduces an exciting and collaborative year ahead"
    Book, 2026New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026. — jE PENFOLD 2026
  • "Join kindergarten teacher Mr. Bee as he gets ready for the new school year. Watch as he transforms a cluttered classroom into an inviting, orderly space where everything has its place--art supplies, books, things for pretend, a chair for every…
    Book, 2026New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2026. — jE DANIS 2026
  • "It's the first day of school for Afua! There's no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, she's scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose?"
    Book, 2025New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. — jE AGOSTINI 2025
  • Mazie wears an eyepatch and a head scarf, and on her first day at a new school she's prepared for her classmates to wonder why. And they do, but no one talks to her about it. Instead, wild rumors fly around the classroom that she's a pirate or a…
    Book, 2025New York : Beach Lane Books, [2025] — jE MAZEIKA 2025
  • How do children around the world spend their first day of school? No matter where they are in the world, every student has something new to look forward to on their first day!
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — j Facts 371 Z83f 2025
  • A young boy starting school feels intimidated when he sees all the big kids, but a new buddy helps him settle in.
    Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2025] — jE GOING 2025
  • Gloriana overcomes anxiety on her first day of school and finds her voice in the classroom.
    Book, 2024New York : Christy Ottaviano Books is an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — jE REYNOSOMO 2023
  • Mara is worried about what the students at her new school will think about her hearing aids, but as she explains about lip reading and sign language she makes two new friends.
    Book, 2024Minneapolis : Beaming Books, 2024. — jE CLEMMONS 2024
  • With each spread featuring a different kid-friendly, kindergarten-ready activity, this picture book, written in a call-and-response format, follows a diverse cast of soon-to-be kindergartners as they get ready for their first day of school. Spanish…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — jE FREITAS 2023
  • When a kindergarten class arrives for the first day at school, they are greeted only by the words "Mr. S" on the chalkboard and a delicious-looking sandwich, resulting in merry mayhem as the kids wonder if the sandwich is their teacher.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — jE ARNALDO 2023
  • It's the first day of school! Mirha can't wait to learn, play, and make new friends. But when she introduces herself to her classmates and they pronounce her name wrong all day, Mirha goes home wondering if she should find a new one.
    Book, 2022New York : Viking, 2022. — jE SYED 2022
  • Instilled with confidence by her parents, a young girl has a great first day of kindergarten.
    Book, 2022New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022. — jE BARNES 2022
  • A young frog offers earnest advice to anyone looking to make a friend.
    Book, 2022Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Kids/Greystone Books, 2022. — jE BUITRAGO 2022
  • When Dat starts school in a country where he does not speak the language, everything around him sounds like gibberish until a new friend helps him make sense of his new world. Spanish edition avialble.
    Book, 2022Montclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, February 2022. — jE VO 2022
  • Ramón is worried about his first day at a new school, but it helps to remind El Cucuy, the monster who lives in his cactus pot, of how brave and strong they both are. Spanish edition available.
    Book, 2021New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. — jE HIGUERA 2021
  • Meesha doesn't know quite what to do, what to say, or when to say it, and she struggles reading and responding to social cues. But one day, she discovers that she has a special talent that will help her navigate challenging social situations and…
    Book, 2021New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2021. — jE PERCIVAL 2021