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Starting School

 

 

 

Starting School Bags

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Owl's first day book cover

Little Owl's First Day

by Debi Gliori

 

Let's Get Ready For School book cover

Let's Get Ready For School

by Jane Porter

 

Little Tiger Starts School book cover

Little Tiger Starts School

by Sue Graves

 

Welcome to Dinosaur School book cover

Welcome to Dinosaur School

by Rose Cobden

 

Going to School book cover

Going to School

by Anne Civardi

 

I have to start school today book cover

I Have to Start School Today

by Simon Philip

 

Starting school book cover

Starting School

by Caryn Jenner

 

Where's my peg book cover

Where's My Peg

by Jen Green

 

Five minute mum book cover

Five Minute Mum: Time for School

by Daisy Upton

 

I don't want to go to school book cover

I Don't Want to go to School

by Lula Bell

 

Mr Men Little Miss go to school book cover

Mr Men, Little Miss go to School

by Adam Hargreaves