Mae & Malibu: First Day of School (Mae & Malibu #2) (a Cute Chapter Book Series about a Girl and Her Service Dog)

Mae and her service dog Malibu make a great team. Malibu keeps Mae safe when seizures approach, and Mae knows all of Malibu's favorite snacks.

In the second book of the Mae & Malibu series, Mae and Malibu start third grade!

Mae is ready for her first day of school! With her service dog and BFF, Malibu, by her side, nothing can go wrong! Right? Mae has always been homeschooled, and on her first day of in-person school at Wild Shores Learning Center, she realizes that she has a lot to learn. How is she supposed to find her classroom on time, raise her hand when she has an idea, and make it through an entire class without a snack? And all her classmates want to play with Malibu, even when he's in work mode. Will Mae and Malibu make it through their first day of third grade?

Author: Jenna Elyse Johnson
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Published: 09/22/2026
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.80h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781499818536
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author
Jenna Elyse Johnson (Author)
Jenna Elyse Johnson has been a storyteller since elementary school, ever since her teachers told her she could be a writer. (Never doubt the power of an encouraging word!) Her teachers saved many of her earliest stories and still share them with their students today.

Jenna holds a bachelor's degree and teaching credential from Pepperdine University. Her favorite part of the day is story time, so she made a career out of it! As a disabled author, it is her passion to showcase disabled joy through her writing.

Jenna's an active member of SCBWI, and Julie Hedlund's 12x12 Picture Book Challenge. In 2022, Jenna was chosen as a PBChat Mentee, and her career has grown from there.

When she's not writing, Jenna is teaching elementary students, working at her local independent bookstore, visiting her twin brother in San Diego, or playing with her service dog, Hamilton.

Most days, you can find Jenna curled up by the fireplace (she's always cold!), reading a good book (most likely kidlit!), munching on a good gluten-free treat, or at a coffee shop with her laptop, working on her next big idea.

Anuki López (Illustrator)
Anuki López is an illustrator from Seville, Spain. She loves to illustrate books full of color, texture, love, animals, and, of course, kids. She has been drawing since she can remember, and her inspirations are natural elements, autumn colors, shapes and textures of nature, and all kinds of animals, including her favorite, dogs. When she's not drawing, she loves to spend her time with her dog, Tanuki, knitting and crocheting, or being with her family and partner.