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    If I Built a School, by Chris Van Dusen | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy 2 Mins Read General

    The Children’s Book Review

    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!

    About the Book

    If I Built a SchoolIf I Built a School

    Written and Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

    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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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    29 Comments

    1. Sara on

      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.

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    3. Nancy Jachcik on

      I think my grandson would enjoy reading this book . He has quite the imagination and I am sure he would relate to the story!

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    5. Beth T. on

      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.

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    6. Carol Luciano on

      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.

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      • Val Ledesma on

        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

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    7. Linda A Gawthrop on

      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!

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    9. Barbara on

      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.

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    13. Lisa Frank on

      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.

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    18. Pauline Milner on

      This book sounds like a lot of fun. I would certainly enjoy reading it with Cameron and Patrick! Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity.

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    19. Brenda on

      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.

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