Mae's First Day of School: A Picture Book

Abrams Books presents “Mae’s First Day of School” 🎒🍎✏️📚

First days can feel very, very big when you’re little. 💛 Mae’s First Day of School is a tender, reassuring, and gently funny story for every child who has ever looked at the school doors and thought, “I am. not. going.” 🎒🏫

Mae has plenty of reasons to worry. What if the other kids don’t like her? 😟 What if everyone else already knows how to write? ✏️ And perhaps the biggest worry of all... what if she misses her mom? 💕 As Mae makes her way toward school, those nervous butterflies just keep fluttering—until she meets Rosie and Ms. Pearl and discovers something wonderfully comforting: sometimes being brave is a whole lot easier when you don’t have to do it alone. 🌈✨

Sweetly validating those very real first-day jitters while gently showing children the friendship, fun, and belonging that may be waiting on the other side, this is a lovely book to read together before preschool, kindergarten, or any brand-new beginning. 🍎🖍️📖

And there’s an extra little surprise for families—bonus tear-out lunchbox notes perfect for tucking in a tiny bit of love and encouragement from home. 💌🥪💛

A heartwarming addition to the back-to-school bookshelf and a wonderful reminder that even brave kids can feel nervous—and sometimes a new friend is all it takes to make a big day feel a little smaller. 🎒💕✨