How to Love a School

Celebrate the many people who make a school thrive in this heartwarming story by the New York Times bestselling creators of How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa.

The best way to love a school is to meet all its people. From bus drivers to cafeteria cooks, custodians to teachers and students--it takes everyone to make a school. Because a school is more than a classroom, it's a community.

From the bestselling creators of the How TO series by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish, here is another delightful addition that celebrates every helping hand and caring heart behind the school day.

Discover more in the How To Series:
How to Welcome a New Baby
How to Love a Grandma
How to Say Thank You
How to Babysit a Grandpa

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