Back to school with brand new books

It's back to school time here in the 'Burg. Take a look at some of our favorite new picture books about those exciting first days of a brand new school year.

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School
By Mo Willems
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2019.
It's everybody's favorite bird, back for another laugh-out-loud adventure. This time, Pigeon's reporting for the first day of school, but he'd like you to know that he is NOT happy about it. He's worried about math, learning the alphabet, and most of all - what the teacher and his classmates will think of him.

The King of Kindergarten 
By Derrick D. Barnes; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019.
From the author who brought you the Newbery Honor book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, The King of Kindergarten introduces us to a confident little boy who is ready to rule the first day of school.

Big Boys Cry
By Jonty Howley
New York: Random House, 2019.
It's Levi's first day at his new school, and he is so nervous! His dad tries to comfort him by telling him that "big boys don't cry," so Levi does his best to be brave through the day. When he returns home after school, however, he finds his dad waiting for him with tears in his eyes. Turns out big boys DO cry, and that's just fine!