Back to School Picture Books

15 favorite books from familiar friends, to first day feelings to bite-size opportunities to connect over a book before the school day starts.

Did you know that when I first started sharing about books online, I focused on children's books? However, since launching my Substack, I haven't featured them yet because our basement—home to the children's library I’ve been building for 15 years since my pre-K teaching days—flooded last summer. Many of our books were damaged (a heartbreaking scene for…