Story collection · ages 2–8
Stories about starting school and classroom life
Picture-book stories about the first day of school, joining in at a new school, classroom mistakes, group projects and lost pencil cases. Ages 3–7.
Why read stories about school days?
Starting school, changing schools and learning to work in a group are some of the biggest changes in early childhood. Reading about them the night before helps a child picture the day and rehearse what to do.
Teachers use these in class for the same reason: each one is a short, discussable scenario about a real classroom moment.
Questions to ask after the story
A minute of talk after the last page is where a story turns into a conversation. Try one of these:
- What was hard for the hero at school?
- What did they do to make it better?
- What are you looking forward to at school?
Tips on asking questions without turning bedtime into a quiz are in our guide to reading aloud.
Make tonight a story night
Luna gives you a library of illustrated bedtime stories where your child is the hero. Free stories are included and work offline.
Not sure where to start? Find tonight’s story in a minute.