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beths0103's review
5.0
This beautiful, quiet, and joyful book will definitely be a staple in classrooms at the beginning of every school year.
greenvillemelissa's review
3.0
Cute picture book about a school being a community. Nice illustrations. I'd recommend it to elementary teachers as a September read aloud.
jbrooks124's review
lighthearted
3.0
The artwork is beautiful, but this picture book is clearly intended for a very young audience. Even though I use picture books in my classroom all the time, this one is probably too juvenile.
internationalkris's review
4.0
A bright and fresh picture book that’s an introduction to the concept of a school community. Nice range of verbs that should create a well rounded welcome to school for the youngest kids.
melissapalmer404's review
3.0
Cute picture book about a school being a community. Nice illustrations. I'd recommend it to elementary teachers as a September read aloud.
shighley's review
4.0
Great introductory book you could use with a child about to go to school, or in the early days. I could see reading it and asking a child what they looked forward to the most, or reading it later and asking which things they had done. I really liked the idea of community throughout the book; it's not just the teachers that make it work, and I liked the plug for librarians!
willa_reads_books's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
got it for free at the new orleans book fest at tulane. very good story :)
maxcfb's review
4.0
I feel like most of us know John Schu for being a super-popular book blogger (as in, so popular he interviews other authors all the time). However, we can now expand our understanding of him, because with this book, he is now a published author! And as an educator (as so many of my fellow book bloggers are!), he has written this lovely depiction of a flourishing school community.
Repetition-filled prose and vibrant, multicolored illustrations by Veronica Miller Jamison give us a look at the diverse lives of several young students as they learn, become friends, make mistakes, overcome challenges, and care for one another. The illustrations are detailed and bring the world of the story to life, filling in the plot as the words give the story both rhythm and theme.
I’m feeling a bit short on thoughts because there’s not a hugely explicit plot to expound upon here, but I just want to emphasize both that this story is a wonderful reminder to young readers that the communities they spend much of their lives in have meaning and purpose, and also that this story is a wonderful reminder to educators and other adults that they really do shape the lives of their students by creating a meaningful community that gives students the space to learn!
What’s my verdict? A breezy, delightful story about a school and the students and educators that make it up!
– Click here to see the full review on my blog!
Repetition-filled prose and vibrant, multicolored illustrations by Veronica Miller Jamison give us a look at the diverse lives of several young students as they learn, become friends, make mistakes, overcome challenges, and care for one another. The illustrations are detailed and bring the world of the story to life, filling in the plot as the words give the story both rhythm and theme.
I’m feeling a bit short on thoughts because there’s not a hugely explicit plot to expound upon here, but I just want to emphasize both that this story is a wonderful reminder to young readers that the communities they spend much of their lives in have meaning and purpose, and also that this story is a wonderful reminder to educators and other adults that they really do shape the lives of their students by creating a meaningful community that gives students the space to learn!
What’s my verdict? A breezy, delightful story about a school and the students and educators that make it up!
– Click here to see the full review on my blog!