- Chu's first day of school, written by Neil Gaiman & illustrated by Adam Rex
- I got the school spirit, Connie Schofield-Morrison ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Chicken in school, by Adam Lehrhaupt ; illustrated by Shahar Kober
- The little bear, Nicola Killen
- Mom, it's my first day of kindergarten!, Hyewon Yum
- May's brave day, by Lucy Morris
- The giggles are coming!, Christopher Eliopoulos
- Mermaid School, by Joanne Stewart Wetzel ; illustrated by Julianna Swaney
- Lena's shoes are nervous, a first-day-of-school dilemma, Keith Calabrese and Juana Medina
- Calvin, written by JR and Vanessa Ford ; illustrated by Kayla Harren
- Never, not ever!, Beatrice Alemagna ; translation by Jill Davis
- Ready for kindergarten, written by Bethany V. Freitas ; illustrated by Maja Andersen
- Vivian Lantz's second chances, Kathryn Ormsbee
- Twinkle, Katharine Holabird and Sarah Warburton
- The queen of kindergarten, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Birdie's first day of school, Sujean Rim
- Lola goes to school, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Gibberish, Young Vo
- It's your first day of school, Annie Claire, by Nancy White Carlstrom ; illustrated by Margie Moore
- The shape of home, Rashin Kheiriyeh
- School of fish, by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mike Moran
- Bear with me, Kerascoët
- Wemberly worried, Kevin Henkes
- Isabel and her colores go to school, written by Alexandra Alessandri ; illustrated by Courtney Dawson
- Little Ghoul goes to school, Jef Czekaj
- Little Yellow Bus, words by Erin Guendelsberger ; pictures by Suzie Mason
- My first day, written and illustrated by Phùng Nguyên Quang & Huỳnh Kim Liên
- Twig, Aura Parker
- Big boys cry, Jonty Howley
- Big Shark, Little Shark go to school, by Anna Membrino ; illustrated by Tim Budgen
- Hello school!, words and pictures by Priscilla Burris
- Little pups in big trucks, by Bob Shea & Brian Won
- Best big sister ever!, by Katharine Holabird ; based on the illustrations by Helen Craig
- That's not my name!, Anoosha Syed
- And then comes school, Tom Brenner ; illustrated by Jen Hill
- Tomatoes in my lunchbox, written by Costantia Manoli ; illustrated by Magdalena Mora
- The secret life of squirrels, back to school!, Nancy Rose
- Judy Moody, Megan McDonald ; illustrated by Peter Reynolds
- Dad's first day, Mike Wohnoutka
- It's your first day of school, Busy Bus!, Jody Jensen Shaffer ; illustrated by Claire Messer
- Kalamata's kitchen, written by Sarah Thomas ; created by Derek Wallace ; illustrated by Jo Kosmides Edwards
- Blast off!, Andrea J. Loney ; illustrated by Fuuji Takashi
- Oliver and his alligator, Paul Schmid
- Shy Robin, Jaime Kim
- The King of Kindergarten, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Bear's big day, by Salina Yoon
- School's first day of school, story by Adam Rex ; pictures by Christian Robinson
- Monster Academy, by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple ; illustrated by John McKinley
- The pout-pout fish goes to school, Deborah Diesen ; pictures by Dan Hanna
- The class, Boni Ashburn ; illustrated by Kimberly Gee