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  • This Is a School: (An Inclusive Classroom Tale about Curiosity, Creativity, and Community - For Kids Ages 4-8) by John Schu book cover
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This Is a School: (An Inclusive Classroom Tale about Curiosity, Creativity, and Community - For Kids Ages 4-8)

by John Schu

School as a community

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AlbakiReads Editorial

School as a community

John Schu’s picture book presents school as more than a building: it is a shared space for learning, asking questions, helping one another, and creating together. The description also highlights how a school community can offer connection and support even when its members cannot gather in the same room. These ideas frame the book as a celebration of the people and relationships that make school meaningful, with an emphasis on curiosity, creativity, trust, and belonging.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring what school means beyond the classroom building.
  • Families and educators seeking a picture book about learning, cooperation, and school community.

Themes

School communityCuriosity and discoveryCreativityHelping and trustConnection across distance

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Book overview

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.
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