I’m excited to be a stop on the blog tour for release week of John Schu’s debut picture book This Is a School! I love the way John’s heart for books, stories, libraries, kids, and schools shines through in this story. It is truly an ode to all of the people who make up a lively and caring school community paired with joyful illustrations from Veronica Miller Jamison.
“A moving celebration of school and all it may signify: work and play, creativity and trust, and a supportive community that extends beyond walls.
A school isn’t just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions. A place for sharing, for helping, and for community. It is a place of hope and healing, even when that community can’t be together in the same room. John Schu, a librarian and former ambassador of school libraries for Scholastic, crafts a loving letter to schools and the people that make up the communities within in a picture book debut beautifully illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison.”
This Is a School is destined to become an instant classic for beginning of the school year read alouds. Pair with with School’s First Day of School, The Day You Begin, & All Are Welcome.
Book Trailer
Find the teacher’s guide here.
All Are Welcome written by Alexandra Penfold and illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman, which I learned about in a session with John Schu!