I Do Not Want To Go To School

by Jen Schmidt

"I Do Not Want To Go To School" is the fourth book in the beloved Oscar and Lea series. This sweet and encouraging tale helps young readers see that the things we are most afraid of, can sometimes become the moments we treasure the most. This heartwarming, rhyming story is perfect for early readers facing first-day-of school jitters. Lea the tabby cat is nervous about starting kindergarten because everything feels so new and scary. Thankfully she learns helpful tips from her best friend, Oscar the turtle, so she can overcome her fears. Lea is thrilled to meet her two new friends, Opal the bunny and Lily the fox. Together they discover that school isn't scary after all, it's full of fun, learning, and friendship.

Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2025

About the author

Jen Schmidt: As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen Schmidt has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. As a speaker, worship leader and writer, Jen shares with humor and authenticity on a myriad of topics, many which fall under her passion for understanding "It's the little things, that are the big things." This suburban girl, turned country mom, lives a Green Acres life on a family homestead with her siblings and their families, along with a few too many dogs and chickens. She considers herself a full time family manager, who now works from home as a blogger, author, and speaker. She writes about her never-ending pursuit of balancing it all at her personal lifestyle blog. You can find her on any given day dreaming about a clean house, chauffeuring, couponing, meal planning, home schooling, thrift store hunting, or quite possibly on a stage sharing both her beauty and bedlam as a daughter of the King.