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Have you got a little one starting school for the first time this year? I was so incredibly eager to send my ‘over-ready’ PudStar off to school (she’s now Year Three) that I had not at all considered how I was going to feel and for someone who doesn’t get particularly emotional about things, I got emotional! Being the good librarian that I am, I had pretty much flooded the child with books about starting school, as I do when preparing for most life events- because books provide the images and the words that children (and their parents!) need to deal with, and articulate their feelings about, new experiences.
I have books here on visiting the dentist for the first time, books here on learning to swim and I even books on here on toilet training (loved these books and hated them with equal measure!). Feelings, emotions and loss of a loved one are also topics we’ve explored as a family with books…see here, here and here.
The books I love most about school are below. There are many more out there but these are ones I know and love and come back to time and time again. I would also highly recommend investing in the ‘Big Hugs’ series, written by child psychologist Shona Innes – see here.
Looking for more great book reviews and recommendations? I’m Megan Daley and you can find out more about me here.
My book recommendations (for babies to young adults) is here and you can peruse ALL of my reviews (searchable by age, genre and theme) here.
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We use Jane Godwin and Anna Walker’s book for the school preparation groups we run with speech pathologists for childre with language and behavioural disorders – it’s priceless. I bought copies for the little school starters I know (including my oldest) for Christmas. I have the Ahlberg one and the Terrible Suitcase but haven’t seen Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley’s book. I’m off to iron some labels on school clothes.
Could you also do labels on the clothes of my children? I am SO not ready to face this! I agree re the Godwin and Walker book – it’s just BRILLIANT!
[…] to go to school but in case I need to address it over the next 10 days, and I found a great list of books by Megan to help kids adjust to the idea of starting school . Better to be prepared than […]
Oh these books look delightful Mrs Daley! All the best for this upcoming year.. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye before graduation 🙁 I’ll have to pop in sometime? Although, I am studying English literature this year 😀 Plenty of books to be read that’s for sure.