‘Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend!’
By Cori Doerrfeld
Two best friends understand that saying goodbye to one experience means saying hello to the next, but that does not make it easier when one friend has to move away. Dial Books for Young Readers
‘The Pigeon Has to Go to School!’
By Mo Willems
Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! And what if he doesn’t like it? What if the teacher doesn’t like him? What if he learns TOO MUCH!?! Hyperion Books for Children
‘Lawrence in the Fall’
By Matthew Farina;
illustrated by Doug Salati
Lawrence the fox accompanies his father into the forest to collect something to take to his school show-and-tell, and while briefly lost and alone, Lawrence encounters the beauty of nature and finds exactly what he needs. Disney-Hyperion