A few good school stories to start the year- 
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Back to School with Betsy [2] by Carolyn Haywood Third grader Betsy starts a new school year with her friends. (just fwi--I read all the Betsy books [5]when I was a third grader.)
The wheel on the school [3] by Meindert DeJong with illustrations by Maurice Sendak. A classic! also Newbery winner!; not really a back-to-school story, but a story about a school in Holland, and the kids who look for a wheel to put on top, so that storks can make a nest.
Suki's Kimono [4] by Chieri Uegaki On the first day of school, Suki wears the kimono that her Grandma bought her, even though she knows no one else will be dressed like her.
- Childrens [6]
