Laptops and tablets may all be extremely common nowadays, but notebooks—the traditional paper variety—will still be an indispensable part of a child’s academic arsenal for a long, long time. In fact, we’ll even say that no student’s life would be complete without first filling up several pages’ worth of important notes, musings, and doodles during class hours. Planners and diaries have also become necessities, given the growing number of items children these days have to accomplish on a daily basis. Scroll through our gallery below for a number of paper picks that’ll get your little one excited for the school year!

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(All photos by Mike Dee)