While some schools are only just getting out for the summer, others start again in only about six weeks! For many kiddos, that means getting ready for their very first day of school EVER—an exciting yet nerve-inducing prospect.

As always, the right book can help little ones wrap their heads around this transition before the big day! Here are a few new and upcoming titles to help new students prepare for their first day; what are some of your favorites?

Kindergarten Gets Ready by Naomi Danis, illus. by Pete Oswald

All the Ways We Learn by Chloe Ito Ward, illus. by Yaroslava Apollonova

First Day of School by Derek Shun, illus. by Benson Shum

Big thanks to Little, Brown BFYR, Hachette Children’s, SimonKIDS, Rise x Penguin Workshop, and Penguin Young Readers for copies of these books!