[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]Books to help your child cover the basics before they start school.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hooray-its-our-first-day.jpg” alt=”Book cover for Hooray! It’s Our First Day by Martha Mumford” title_text=”Hooray its our first day” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Martha Mumford and Cherie Zamazing<\/strong><\/p>\n Get ready to start school with the bunnies, as our four favourite friends set off on an exciting lift-the-flap adventure to get to their first day of school.<\/p>\n With lunchboxes, fresh pencils, school bags and treats to find hidden under the flaps, it’s an action-packed treasure hunt!<\/p>\n Can you find everything you need to get ready for your first day – and get the bunnies there on time?<\/p>\n Borrow Hooray! It’s Our First Day<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Tour-at-School.jpg” alt=”Book cover of The Tour at School” title_text=”The Tour at School” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n K.C Clapham and Nadia Shireen<\/strong><\/p>\n When you show a new kid around it’s called giving them ‘The Tour’. It’s a really important job and there are lots of things to remember because they don’t know ANYWHERE in the school and you have to tell them about EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n Being a New Kid in a new school can be scary. Luckily, this book shows you how to be the PERFECT Tour Guide and make your New Kid feel right at home.<\/p>\n Borrow The Tour at School<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sasha-Feels-Shy.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Sasha Feels Shy” title_text=”Sasha Feels Shy” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Natalia Shaloshvili<\/strong><\/p>\n Sasha has been invited to a playdate at Leo’s. Leo bounces up and down as he wants to play cafe, start a band, and fly to the moon.<\/p>\n It’s all too much for Sasha who wants to go back home. How can Sasha manage her shyness and show Leo that she really does want to make friends?<\/p>\n Borrow Sasha Feels Shy<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Hug-Button.jpg” alt=”Book cover of The Hug Button” title_text=”The Hug Button” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s Matilda’s first day at The Meadows and she’s very excited. But when Mummy goes to say goodbye, Matilda isn’t happy. She doesn’t want Mummy to go.<\/p>\n The next day, Mummy has a helpful suggestion. She draws two hug buttons-one on Matilda’s wrist and one on her own.<\/p>\n Then, when Matilda wants a hug, or wants to give one, she can press the hug button and know that Mummy is thinking about her too.<\/p>\n Borrow The Hug Button<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Olus-teacher.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Olu’s Teacher by Jamel Carly Campbell” title_text=”Olus teacher” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Jamel Carly Campbell and Lydia Mba Blazquez<\/strong><\/p>\n Olu is about to start nursery and meet his teacher, Jay. But what will Jay be like? What if he has big sharp teeth like a dinosaur, wonders Olu, or breathes fire like a dragon?!<\/p>\n His worries fly away when Jay greets him with a big smile, before reading stories, playing the guitar and making Olu feel right at home.<\/p>\n This is a reassuring story about a child’s first experience of nursery or preschool.<\/p>\n Borrow Olu’s Teacher<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/All-you-need-to-know-about-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of All You Need to Know About Going to School by Felicity Brooks” title_text=”All you need to know about school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Felicity Brooks<\/strong><\/p>\n Join five animal friends as they start school in this delightful introduction to the school day, from getting dressed in the morning to home time.<\/p>\n Charming illustrations depict the school day and some of the early years concepts including colours, shapes, numbers and counting, weather and seasons, the body and senses and more. An entertaining introduction to the world of pegs, classrooms, registers, teachers, lessons, lunchboxes, school toilets and playtime.<\/p>\n Perfect for any child, parent or carer excited or nervous about the first day.<\/p>\n Borrow All You Need to Know About Going to School<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Never-take-a-bear-to-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Never Take a Bear to School by Mark Sperring” title_text=”Never take a bear to school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Mark Sperring<\/strong><\/p>\n Bears are clumsy. They don’t sit still. They’re much, much bigger than teachers – and they eat SUCH a lot of lunch!<\/p>\n Yes, taking a bear to school is a BAD idea. But will this little boy find the courage to face the first day of school alone?<\/p>\n Borrow Never Take a Bear to School<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/When-a-dragon-goes-to-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of When a Dragon Goes to School by Caryl Hart” title_text=”When a dragon goes to school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Caryl Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n When a dragon goes to school, will she enjoy a book in the reading den and save her lunchtime treats for a friend? Or will she throw the crayons and refuse to share? <\/p>\n She’s going to need her friends to help her behave herself – she is DRAGON after all.<\/p>\n Borrow When a Dragon Goes to School<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/This-is-a-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of This is a School by John Schu” title_text=”This is a school” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n John Schu<\/strong><\/p>\n A school isn’t just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions.<\/p>\n A place for sharing, for helping, and for community. It is a place of hope and healing, even when that community can’t be together in the same room.<\/p>\n Borrow This is a School<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-bear-behind.jpg” alt=”Book cover of The Bear Behind by Sam Copeland” title_text=”The bear behind” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Sam Copeland<\/strong><\/p>\n Meet Ivor, a little boy in a big world, who absolutely, categorically, definitely does NOT like any sort of attention. <\/p>\n So it’s more than a minor catastrophe for Ivor to discover on his first day of school that he has a great big – BEAR BEHIND!<\/p>\n Borrow The Bear Behind<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Starting-School.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Starting School” title_text=”Starting School” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Daisy Upton<\/strong><\/p>\n Getting your child ready to start school can feel overwhelming, can’t it? It’s a big step for both of you. Daisy Upton, is here to help. Share this gentle, funny guide with your child to support them – and you!<\/p>\n With uniforms, meeting their first teacher, getting to school on the first day, making new friends, finding their way around, having fun at playtime, asking for help, packing their bag, learning about letters and numbers, going to assemblies, getting changed for PE, and much more.<\/p>\n Borrow Starting School<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-pigeon-has-to-go-to-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems” title_text=”The pigeon has to go to school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Mo Willems<\/strong><\/p>\n The Pigeon is about to get schooled! Do you think he should go? Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! Well, almost everything.<\/p>\n And what if he doesn’t like it? What if the teacher doesn’t like him? I mean, what if he learns too much!?!<\/p>\n Borrow The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Starting-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Starting School by Janet Ahlberg” title_text=”Starting school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Janet Ahlberg<\/strong><\/p>\n A classic picture book which offers advice and enjoyment for the whole family before school starts. <\/p>\n From first day nerves to finding your peg, this reassuring read is full of humour and fun for children and parents alike.<\/p>\n Borrow Starting School<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ready-for-school-words.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Ready for School Words by Hannah S. Campbell” title_text=”Ready for school words” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Hannah S. Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n Featuring all the words a child should know before they start school, this charming book takes you from familiar scenes of home, the playground and the classroom.<\/p>\n Children will start school with confidence and a brand-new vocabulary after exploring the colourful community in this book.<\/p>\n Borrow Ready for School Words<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lulus-first-day.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Lulu’s First Day by Anna McQuinn” title_text=”Lulus first day” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Anna McQuinn<\/strong><\/p>\n Book-loving Lulu is excited to start pre-school. Everyone gets up super early to make sure they are ready. <\/p>\n There’s so much to do at pre-school: Lulu makes a new friend, reads (of course), plays dress up and builds and sings.<\/p>\n Borrow Lulu’s First Day<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/This-is-How-We-Stay-Safe.jpg” alt=”Book cover of This is How We Stay Safe” title_text=”This is How We Stay Safe” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Sally Beets and Gunjan Mewati<\/strong><\/p>\n Learn all the super-important life skills you need to keep safe with this new series of books all about preparing little ones for school.<\/p>\n No matter what grown-ups tell you, being little is hard work; there’s so much to learn – from knowing who to talk to if you feel upset, to remembering to put your seatbelt on and how to cross the road safely, and a whole bunch of other things too.<\/p>\n Don’t panic, This is ‘How We Stay Safe’ is here to guide you along the way by teaching you the skills you need to look after yourself and keep safe – on the road, online, and around strangers.<\/p>\n Borrow This Is How We Stay Safe<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nursery-not-today.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Nursery? Not Today! by Rebecca Patterson” title_text=”Nursery not today” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Rebecca Patterson<\/strong><\/p>\n For any child who is anxious about starting nursery, this fun-filled story, brimming with positivity, is the perfect antidote! <\/p>\n It is Monday and Rosa feels very big and very, very grown up. She is going to nursery.<\/p>\n Borrow Nursery? Not Today!<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Little-owls-first-day.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Little Owl’s First Day by Debi Gilori” title_text=”Little owls first day” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Debi Gliori and Alison Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s a big day for Little Owl. His first day at school. Little Owl doesn’t want a big day though. He’d rather stay at home and have fun with Mummy and Baby Owl.<\/p>\n But at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even make a tiny new friend.<\/p>\n Borrow Little Owl’s First Day<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/I-have-to-start-school-today.jpg” alt=”Book cover of I Have to Start School Today by Simon Philip” title_text=”I have to start school today” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Simon Philip<\/strong><\/p>\n I have to start at school today. ‘You’ll have such fun!’ my parents say. I know they think I’ll be okay. But what if things don’t go my way? Starting at a new school can be scary business. <\/p>\n Luckily, Grandma is on hand to point out that there’s no need to fright, as things could just as easily go right!<\/p>\n Borrow I Have to Start School Today<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/How-to-get-your-teacher-ready-for-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of How to Get Your Teacher Ready for School by Jean Reagan” title_text=”How to get your teacher ready for school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish<\/strong><\/p>\n Written in a tongue-in-cheek instructional style, this book is a playful and heartwarming celebration of teachers and school, and an empowering book to help calm back-to-school nerves!<\/p>\n Borrow How to Get Your Teacher Ready for School<\/em> \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/I-dont-want-to-go-to-school.jpg” alt=”Book cover of I Don’t Want to Go to School! by Lula Bell” title_text=”I dont want to go to school” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Lula Bell and Brian Fitzgerald<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s Mouse’s first day of school. It’s Dinosaur’s first day of school. They don’t want to go!<\/p>\n But when lessons start, there’s a very big surprise!<\/p>\n Borrow I Don’t Want to Go to School!<\/em> \u2192<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hello-friend.jpg” alt=”Book cover of Hello, Friend! by Rebecca Cobb” title_text=”Hello friend” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” link_font_size=”19px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Rebecca Cobb<\/strong><\/p>\n ‘Hello, Friend!’ tells the story of one relentlessly big-hearted and enthusiastic little girl who is insistent on befriending a certain little boy.<\/p>\n And why wouldn’t he want to be friends with her?<\/p>\nThe Tour at School: Because You’re the New Kid!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Sasha Feels Shy<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
The Hug Button<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Olu’s Teacher<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
All You Need to Know About Going to School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Never Take a Bear to School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
When a Dragon Goes to School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
This is a School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
The Bear Behind<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Starting School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Starting School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Ready for School Words: 1000 Words for Big Kids<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Lulu’s First Day: A Starting Pre-School Story<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
This Is How We Stay Safe: For Little Kids Going To Big School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Nursery? Not Today!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Little Owl’s First Day<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
I Have to Start School Today<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
How to Get Your Teacher Ready for School<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
I Don’t Want to Go to School!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
Hello, Friend!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n