ハトは学校に行かなければならない

My four-year-old was nervous about starting preschool, and this book turned her tears into belly laughs. The way Pigeon overthinks every little thing—like finding the bathroom—is so relatable, and it's been read every night since.

My kindergartener giggled through the part where Pigeon worries about the bus—it's the perfect mix of funny and reassuring for our own first-day jitters.

My kid is normally skeptical of "school prep" books, but the way Mo Willems captures the Pigeon's over-the-top worries about everything from naptime to art class had us both laughing. The hardcover is sturdy enough to survive multiple re-reads, which is good because he's already asked for it three t