26 Favorite Back to School Books for Kids

Do you have a favorite book that you like to read to your students or children during the first week of school? Check out these top back to school books picks and see if your favorite made the list.

26 Favorite Back to School Books for Kids

You can click on the back to school books for kids for more information about the author, publishing company, and description. There is a good range of books suitable for elementary grades.

These are affiliate links to books on Amazon that we, or other teachers recommend.

First Day of School Books

26 Favorite Back to School Books for Kids - First Day Jitters

First Day Jitters

Wemberly Worried

26 Favorite Back to School Books for Kids - The Kissing Hand

The Kissing Hand

Curious George’s First Day of School

Clifford’s First School Day

Brand-new Pencils, Brand-new Books

Llama Llama Misses Mama (preschool)

Chrysanthemum

The Night Before School Books

The Night Before Preschool

The Night Before Kindergarten

26 Favorite Back to School Books for Kids - The Night Before School Books

The Night Before First Grade

Back to School Books

Splat the Cat: Back to School, Splat!

Morris Goes to School

The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School

If You Take a Mouse to School

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Funny Back to School Books

Get Out Of Bed!

Underwear!

Classroom Management Books

26 Favorite Back to School Books for Kids - How Do Dinosaurs Go To School

How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?

My Mouth Is a Volcano!

Polka-dot Fixes Kindergarten

Enemy Pie

We Are All Alike… We Are All Different

There you have a great list of favorite back to school books for kids and elementary teachers. I hope this list can come in handy as you plan your read alouds.

– Originally posted on Teaching Blog Addict

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