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.
I love the Art Lesson by Tomis DePaola!
I love Same, Same Different to show point of view and compare/contrast!
I love If I Built A School and School’s First Day of School. I can’t wait to add This is a School to my collection!
Wow! School! by Robert Neubecker and The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi are great stories to start the school year.
So many good ones!
A Letter From Your Teacher
School’s First Day of School
If I Built a School
All are Welcome
One of my favorite books is Thank You Mr. Falker.
One of the books my students loved was Boldt’s A Tiger’s Tail!
I love this book, especially Mike Boldt’s expressive illustrations! Congrats, you are the winner!
I love reading Peter Reynolds “The Dot” to my class at the beginning of the year.
I can’t wait to get a copy of “This is a School” for my classroom!! My favorite picture book that takes place in a school is “All Are Welcome”! It has such a great message, as well as beautiful illustrations and inclusive characters! I love reading it to my class just as much as they love listening to it! ☺️
Schools First Day of School has been a recent favorite; the story is told from the perspective of the actual school building!!