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new experiences

Books about new experiences for readers of all ages.

Cover of Kindergarten, here I come!

Kindergarten, here I come!

Steinberg, David

Ages 3–6starting schoolnew experiences

Cover of Preschool time

Preschool time

Mij Kelly

Ages 2–5schoolnew experiences

Cover of Moving (Siti's Sisters)

Moving (Siti's Sisters)

Helen Orme

Ages 7–11moving and changesisterhood

Cover of Arnie goes to camp

Arnie goes to camp

Nancy L. Carlson

Ages 4–8couragefriendship

Cover of Who's new at the zoo?

Who's new at the zoo?

Lori Froeb

Ages 2–7animalsdiscovery

Cover of Maisy goes on a sleepover

Maisy goes on a sleepover

Lucy Cousins

Ages 2–6friendshipindependence

Cover of Bailey's Peoria problem

Bailey's Peoria problem

Linda Carlblom

Ages 8–12friendshipcamp life

Cover of Middle School: The Real Deal

Middle School: The Real Deal

Juliana Farrell, Beth Mayall

Ages 10–14school transitionsocial situations

Cover of You're getting a baby sister!

You're getting a baby sister!

Sheila Sweeny

Ages 2–7familysibling relationships

Cover of When I go to preschool

When I go to preschool

Jillian Harker

Ages 2–5starting schoolnew experiences

Cover of Froggy Goes to Camp

Froggy Goes to Camp

Jonathan London

Ages 3–7adventurefriendship

Cover of Piglet Bo Is Not Scared!

Piglet Bo Is Not Scared!

Geert De Kockere, Tineke Van Hemeldonck

Ages 3–7couragefacing fears

Cover of Floppy's first sleepover

Floppy's first sleepover

Dustin Ferrer

Ages 3–7friendshipcourage

Cover of First Experiences

First Experiences

Anne Civardi

Ages 3–7growing upnew experiences

Cover of Go on Holiday

Go on Holiday

Jean Adamson, Gareth Adamson

Ages 3–7adventurefamily

Cover of In a plane

In a plane

Sorrel Pitts

Ages 4–8familytravel

Cover of Katie Takes a Plane

Katie Takes a Plane

Liesbet Slegers

Ages 2–6travelfamily

Cover of Little Bunny's preschool countdown

Little Bunny's preschool countdown

Maribeth Boelts

Ages 2–5anticipationpreschool

Cover of The New girl

The New girl

Ages 7–12friendshipbelonging

Cover of Caillou rides on a plane

Caillou rides on a plane

Roger Harvey

Ages 3–7adventurenew experiences

Cover of I'm not ready!

I'm not ready!

Jonathan Allen

Ages 2–5couragenervousness

Cover of Baby Loves Visiting (Toddler Story Books)

Baby Loves Visiting (Toddler Story Books)

Michael Lawrence, Adrian Reynolds

Ages 0–3explorationfamily

Cover of Franklin Goes to Day Camp

Franklin Goes to Day Camp

Jane B. Mason, Paulette Bourgeois

Ages 4–8new experiencesfriendship

Cover of First-grade bunny

First-grade bunny

Margaret McNamara

Ages 5–8schoolnew experiences