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.
School’s First Day of School is my go to first day book! I love researching beginning of the year read alouds and am looking forward to reading this one!
I like School’s First Day of School and The Pigeon Has to go to School 🐦🏫
This Kindness
The Day You Begin is an excellent story. I love the diverse characters. The illustrations are vibrant and colorful. The messages and themes are perfect to start a new school year. The story helps initiate conversations about inclusion and the feelings of a new school year.
School’s First Day of School is great!
So many to choose from! I’m quite fond of Trudy Ludwig’s The Invisible Boy. Thank you for the opportunity!
Our Favorite Day of the Year, by AE Ali
School’s First Day of School is a good one.
One of my favorites is School’s First Day of School. I’m looking forward to reading this one!
I don’t have any favorite picture book that takes place in school, until I found out that my favorite book blogger, John Schu has this author debut with “This Is A School”. That’s gonna be my new favorite 🙂
PS, if this giveaway is only open for US residents and not internationally, I’m okay with that!
King of Kindergarten is my favorite. Thanks for the opportunity!