The Children’s Book Review | August 8, 2019
Award-Winning Author-Illustrator Chris Van Dusen is back with an exuberant companion to If I Built a Car!
In If I Built a School, a boy fantasizes about his dream school—from classroom to cafeteria to library to playground—and it’s totally awesome. This is a book for any child that loves to stretch their imagination far off into the future!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Chris Van Dusen’s If I Built a School!
One (1) winner receives:
- A copy of If I Built a School
Giveaway begins August 8, 2019 at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends September 8, 2019 at 11:59 P.M. PST.
About the Book
If I Built a School
Publisher’s Synopsis: If Jack built a school, there would be hover desks and pop-up textbooks, skydiving wind tunnels and a trampoline basketball court in the gym, a robo-chef to serve lunch in the cafeteria, field trips to Mars, and a whole lot more. The inventive boy who described his ideal car and house in previous books is dreaming even bigger this time.
My school will amaze you. My school will astound.
By far the most fabulous school to be found!
Perfectly planned and impeccably clean.
On a scale, 1 to 10, it’s more like 15!
And learning is fun in a place that’s fun, too.
Ages 5-8 | Publisher: Dial Books | August 13, 2019 | ISBN-13: 978-0525552918
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About the Author-Illustrator
Chris Van Dusen was born in Portland, Maine and received his BFA from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He has created illustrations that have been published in magazines and books and printed on T-shirts and greeting cards. He won the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award for If I Built a House. In addition to his own books, Chris has illustrated Kate DiCamillo’s Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive chapter book series. He lives in Maine with his wife, two sons, and their dog.
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29 Comments
The two other books in my school library: How to build a car and How to build a house are very popular. I’d love to win this so the students can enjoy it too.
We love Chris Van Dusen’s work!
I think my grandson would enjoy reading this book . He has quite the imagination and I am sure he would relate to the story!
Oh my gosh my kids love these books!
I would be thrilled to add Chris Van Dusen to the “little library” I’m putting together for my grand-nephew; his books are absolute gems.
This sounds like a book my grandsons would love. Since both boys are great with their imagining and creativity. Sounds like a very talented Author. Thanks for the giveaway chance.
It is every kids dream to build a school to their very own liking. Trips to Mars would be my nephew’s favorite thing too. I am most excited to win this book for my nephew
I volunteer at my local library and I would love to share this with my young patrons. We offer visits with the kindergarten teachers to get them ready to start school and this would be a great story to read to them!
The kids are just starting or about to start real school and this book would help with the transition.
I’m always adding books for my grandchildren to the book shelves. They are all different ages and this would be a good one for them.
My grandchildren who are all readers would love this delightful and wonderful book.
“Tell us why you are excited to win a copy of this book!” Chris Van Dusen is great!
This book sounds so fun! I would love to share it with my grandchildren. They would really enjoy it!
If I Built a School sounds like a story that would make every child want to use their imagination to expand on the main characters idea of a dream school. I’d love to read this to my niece over and over again – because once won’t do.
This book would be a pageturner and good topic of conversation after reading it.
My kids would adore this book I’d love to add to our home library 😉
I’m excited to win this book because Chris Van Dusen they’re full of imagination and fun.
I am super excited to read this book to my grandboys!
This book sounds like a lot of fun. I would certainly enjoy reading it with Cameron and Patrick! Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity.
For the past several years, my nephew gives each student at Longfellow Elementary a new book for Christmas. Last year there were more than 550 kids. He and I spend the year buying and gathering new books so that he can make sure each child gets something new and enjoyable for Christmas. “If I Built a School” would be a wonderful gift for one of the children to have.
Looks like a fun book. Thanks.
My grandson loves being read to. This one looks like a goodie!
I think my kids would love this book!
My niece loves reading with me and would love this book!
It looks like a cute book. I am always looking for fun books that my granddaughter would love to read over and over again.
I want this book for my granddaughters. I think they would enjoy it.
This looks like a book the younger kids would love!
This would be a great book for my niece!
My son would like this book for his classroom.