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Welcome Back: A Bloomsbury Young Reader

By Alexandra Penfold
Series: Bloomsbury Young Readers
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Book Band: Orange (Ideal for ages 5+) A warm and inclusive rhyming story about the start of the school year, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. From the creators of the picture book, All Are Welcome. It's the start of the... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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It's the start of the school year and everyone is ready to go. This inclusive rhyming story celebrates school as a place where we can all learn together. Bloomsbury Young Readers provide engaging, illustrated stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson, tailored to get children reading.

It's the start of the school year and everyone is ready to go. This inclusive rhyming story celebrates school as a place where we can all learn together. Bloomsbury Young Readers provide engaging, illustrated stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson, tailored to get children reading.

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Book Band: Orange (Ideal for ages 5+)

A warm and inclusive rhyming story about the start of the school year, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. From the creators of the picture book, All Are Welcome.

It's the start of the school year and everyone is ready to go... though with a touch of nervousness too. Join the class as they navigate the first day back and celebrate the year ahead.

This joyful book from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Penfold is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. With heart-warming illustrations from Suzanne Kaufman, it explores themes of school and diversity.

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Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.

Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation. - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781801996600

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Education

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 80g

Pages: 32

Collections

Alexandra Penfold Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: Bloomsbury Young Readers

About the Author

Alexandra Penfold is a literary agent and the author of the bestselling All Are Welcome and Big Feelings. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. Follow Alexandra on X at @AgentPenfold and on Instagram at @bklynbrownie, or you can visit her at alexpenfoldbooks.com.

Suzanne Kaufman is an author, artist and animator, as well as the illustrator of All Are Welcome and Big Feelings. She lives in Seattle with her family. Follow Suzanne on X at @skaufmanart and Instagram at @suzannekaufman.

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