Our Class is a Family By Shannon Olsen-Children's Book Review

 

Product Details

• Title: Our Class is a Family
• Author: Shannon Olsen
• Illustrator: Sandie Sonke
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shannon Olsen (May 5, 2020)
• Genre: Children's Picture Book
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 27 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0578629097

***I voluntarily reviewed a purchased copy. All opinions are my own***

Book Summary

Teachers do so much more than just teach academics. They build a sense of community within their classrooms, creating a home away from home where they make their students feel safe, included, and loved.

With its heartfelt message and colorfully whimsical illustrations, “Our Class is a Family” is a book that will help build and strengthen that class community. Kids learn that their classroom is a place where it’s safe to be themselves, it’s okay to make mistakes, and it’s important to be a friend to others. When hearing this story being read aloud by their teacher, students are sure to feel like they are part of a special family.

“Family isn’t always your relatives. It’s the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what.” -Unknown

My Review

The author of Our Class is a Family is a second grade teacher. I'm a second grade teacher and my class loved the book this school year. This became our motto, in that our class is a family and that we are accepting of one another. This cute book gets the message across that each person is important and loved. We always try to "Stay Kind" and make our classroom a fun and safe place. The illustrations are bright and friendly. I will keep using this book every year and read it on the first day of school. I loved the feeling we had in my classroom and I hope to recreate it again next year.

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Meet Author Shannon Olsen

Shannon Olsen was born and raised in Southern California, and obtained a B.A. in English and M.A. in Teaching from University of California, Irvine. She has worked in education for 15 years, primarily as a second grade teacher. Shannon also creates resources for elementary teachers and shares teaching ideas through her online store and blog, Life Between Summers. Her non-work related passions include traveling to new places, and being a wife and a mother of two girls.