Isabel and her Colores Go to School by Alexandra Alessandri (grades 1-3)

Isabel and her Colores Go to School is a heartwarming story about Isabel's first day of school as a child who doesn't speak much English. She speaks Spanish at home, and she finds herself feeling more and more anxious about what it will be like in a classroom with new friends. When her first day isn't going quite as smoothly has she had hoped, she finds something that gives her some peace - having something in common with another child in the class. She begins to see that while new beginnings can be very scary (at any age!), she can trust in herself and be brave.

Alexandra Alessandri is a Colombian American who grew up in Florida, taking summer trips to Colombia. As a child, she loved the library, and would fill notebooks with her stories and poems. She earned a BA and MA in English literature, and after her father passed away, she found her way back to writing as she used it to reflect and to mourn. You can learn more about her and her upcoming middle grade fantasy novel (described as "Encanto meets the Chronicles of Narnia") here: https://alexandraalessandri.com/