My First Day of School Coloring Book

Backpacks, the bus and the classroom door, all drawn before the big day.

The week before school starts is a long one. This book fills some of it with pictures of exactly what is coming: the yellow bus, the backpack by the door, the coat hooks, the lunch box and a teacher waving at the gate. It gives you something to point at while the two of you talk it all through.

What's inside

• The bus, the backpack, the lunch box and a pair of brand new shoes
• A classroom with coat hooks, cubbies, a reading corner and a friendly teacher
• A school day from start to finish: drop-off, story time, recess and pickup
• A my first day page with space to draw the new friend they meet

Why parents like it

• One big picture per page, never crowded or fiddly
• Thick, bold outlines drawn for ages 3-8, so staying inside the lines feels possible
• Single-sided pages, so markers and gel pens never bleed through to the next drawing
• Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages that small hands can hold open flat
• 45 coloring pages, plus a title page your child can put their name on

Choose your format

• Printable PDF (instant download). Two print-at-home PDF files, an 8.5 x 8.5 inch square version and a US Letter version for standard printer paper. Download them straight after checkout and print any page as many times as you like, for your own children or your classroom. Nothing ships.
• Paperback (8.5 x 8.5 in). The same 45 pages as a real paperback book, printed single sided on bright white paper with a glossy laminated cover. Wraps beautifully, and there is nothing to print or set up.

Perfect for

The obvious present for the first day of school, and for a preschool graduation in the summer. Grandparents send it in August so it lands before the back to school shopping does.

Color the bus tonight, and tomorrow it is just the bus.

The illustrations are created with AI image tools, then reviewed, cleaned to pure black and white line art, and laid out for printing by me.