Back to School Books

	Birney, Betty G.
	The World According to Humphrey
	Paying close attention, Humphrey, the class hamster in Room 26, learns to read and write. The kids and teachers learn a thing or two as well.

	Child, Lauren
	I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
	Lola is worried about starting school. Charlie, her older brother, reassures her. Sort of.

	Clements, Andrew
	Frindle
	When Nick Allen invents a new word to torture his dictionary-loving teacher, he begins a chain of events that quickly snowballs beyond his control.

	Creech, Sharon, illustrated by Harry Bliss
	A Fine, Fine School
	Principal Keene loves his school so much that he adds Saturdays, then Sundays, then holidays! The children love their school, too, but come on!

	Dadey, Debbie
	Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots
	The third graders at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that most teachers quit after meeting them. But no one dares make Mrs. Jeepers mad - the kids think she is a vampire.

	Guest, Elissa Haden, illustrated by Christine Davenier
	Iris and Walter: The School Play
	Iris and Walter can’t wait for opening day of their first school play. But when Iris wakes up on the morning of the performance, she’s in for a big disappointment.

	Hannigan, Katherine
	Ida B: -- And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
	After a horrible Kindergarten experience, and subsequent years of home-schooling, Ida B. is back in the classroom. She doesn’t think much of it...

	London, Jonathan, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
	Froggy Goes to School
	It’s the first day of school and Froggy is more than a little nervous. Will he ever pull himself together in time to make it to the classroom?

	McNamara, Margaret, illustrated by Mike Gordon
	One Hundred Days (Plus One)
	Hannah carefully collects and sorts 100 buttons to celebrate the 100 days of school, but worries when she misses the big day because of a cold.

	Numeroff, Laura, illustrated by Felicia Bond
	If You Take a Mouse to School
	Mouse accompanies his person friend to school, and joyfully discovers new activities, including performing a science experiment and building a "mouse house."

	Oh, Jiwon
	Mr. Monkey’s Classroom
	When Cat abandons him, Mouse must face the terrors of the first day of school (Oh, the lunch lady!) alone.

	Ormerod, Jan
	When an Elephant Comes to School
	What does an elephant need to know about school? The same things you do!

	Sachar, Louis, illustrated by Julie Brinckloe
	Sideways Stories from Wayside School
	Wayside School accidently got built sideways, with one room on each story. Here are some silly stories from the room on the 30th floor.

	Shannon, David
	David Goes to School
	David, the rambunctious star of No, David!, drives his teacher up the wall, redeeming himself at the end of the day and earning a gold star.

	Van Draanen, Wendelin, illustrated by Brian Biggs
	Secret Identity
	Bubba Bixby bullies all the kids at his school, especially Nolan Byrd. Nolan concocts a super plan to stop Bubba — with a little help from his alter ego, Shredderman.