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Back to School: Pre-K - Grade 3
Get your littlest learners mentally and emotionally ready for school with the best supplies for preschool, kindergarten and up through third grade. From skill-building workbooks and beginner reader books to encouraging picture books and backpacks, it’s all here.
Early Learning Workbooks
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This Is the Way We Go to School!
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New in Picture Books
Favorite Friends
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For Early & Beginning Readers
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SigiKid Backpacks
See AllFeaturing adjustable padded back straps and chest straps, a front zipper pocket, elasticated side pockets and an inside pocket with a zipper, these adorable mini backpacks for preschoolers watch your little ones’ backs wherever they go.
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LEGO® Duplo
Shop NowGet New Lego® Bluey Sets
See AllBring home the joy of Bluey with new LEGO DUPLO playsets that let little builders recreate favorite moments from the popular TV show all while working towards developmental milestones through familiar characters and relatable scenarios.
Back to School: Pre-K - Grade 3
Browse our selection of preschool to 3rd grade books. Prepare your child for kindergarten with books like The Night Before Kindergarten, First Day Critter Jitters and The Goodnight Train Ready for School. With kids books like Chrysanthemum, The Marvelous Now, and Grumpy Monkey School Stinks! preschoolers and kindergarteners can start to learn social and emotional habits including self-esteem, treating others fairly, and respecting differences among peers. 1st and 2nd graders may want to start reading easy chapter books like Welcome to Unicorn School, Heart of Gold, and Song for a Whale. At Barnes & Noble you can also find the right set of first, second, or third grade workbooks to make sure your child stays up to speed on science, math, english and more.
Popular Back to School Books for Kids
The Goodnight Train Ready for School byJune Sobel
Tiny T. Rex and the First Day Oopsies by Jonathan Stutzman
First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John
The Marvelous Now by Angela DiTerlizzi
The Crayons Go Back to School by Drew Daywalt
What Do You Do with a Problem by Kobi Yamada
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Time for School, Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Grumpy Monkey School Stinks! by Suzanne Lang
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins