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title: "My Very First Day at School — a sample book | Once Books"
description: "A sample picture book made with Once Books — one little boy's very first day of school, from the nervous morning to the proud run home, with the same child on every page."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/books/first-day-at-school"
---

Sample book

# My Very First Day at School: A Story of Courage & New Friends

One nervous morning, one big yellow bus, and a whole day of firsts.

![A smiling boy with a blue backpack stands in front of a welcoming school on a bright morning.](https://www.oncebooks.com/books/first-day-at-school/pages/cover.webp) My Very First Day at School

Cover

A real book, rendered by the same reader the studio uses — 29 pages, the same child on every one.

[Download the PDF](https://www.oncebooks.com/books/first-day-at-school.pdf)[or the print-ready version (high-res)](https://www.oncebooks.com/books/first-day-at-school-print.pdf)

**Pages**

29

**Reading age**

5-7

**Art style**

[Soft watercolour](https://www.oncebooks.com/styles/soft-watercolour)

**Written & illustrated by**

Dharmik Jagodana

Every page stars the same child, in one frozen art style — no drift, cover to back. That is the whole point of Once Books: [see how it holds](https://www.oncebooks.com/how-it-works), or browse [more sample books](https://www.oncebooks.com/books).