IF JESUS CAME TO MY SCHOOL

April Graney
aprilcgraney@gmail.com
(918) 557-8096

Colcord, OK, August 18, 2025

“If Jesus came to school with me and he was just my size, our class would have a special treat—the best day of our lives!”
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if Jesus came down and spent the entire day with you at work, school, or home? What would he say? What you would you learn?

In IF JESUS CAME TO MY SCHOOL, a whimsical tale by April Graney (o.s. 6/10), a young girl imagines what it would be like if a young Jesus visited her first-grade class. She would show him the class guinea pig, introduce him to her friends, have lunch, and enjoy recess. She would also see how he made sure everyone felt included, got along, was fair, and, most importantly, operated in love!

The characters in this delightful picture book come to life as they engage with Jesus as their classmate, friend, and source of support! Through these realizations, the young girl learns that even though Jesus can’t be with her in a physical manner, she can act like him by being kind, helpful, and loving! In this beautifully illustrated book readers will:

 Transport into a first-grade classroom and be introduced to the character of Jesus through the
lens of a child.
 Be encouraged to imagine what it would be like to walk through an entire day with Jesus at their side.
 Learn the different things they can do to show others what Jesus is like through their behavior.

“I love the beautiful and gentle way If Jesus Came to My School teaches children that they have a calling—one that blesses others. I will be reading this book to my grandchildren often. May His light shine brightly in our children and grandchildren overcoming the darkness and filling our world with His love.” —Sally Burke, president of Moms in Prayer International and author of Raise Them Up

Perfect back to school book for Christian families who are raising their children to be salt and light in the world.
Anywhere books are sold. If Jesus Came to My School By April Graney. Children’s Picture Book, Hardback, Ebook 40 pages. ISBN-10 : 0593796551 | ISBN-13 : 978-0593796559 | Retail: $13.99

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

April Graney is a teacher at Cookson Hills, a children’s home and school for at-risk students in Oklahoma. She is the author of If Jesus Came to My School, and The Marvelous Maker: A Creation and Redemption Parable and the ECPA Christian Book Award finalist The Marvelous Mud House: A Story of Finding Fullness and Joy. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, April loves studying and teaching the Bible. Her greatest joy has been raising five children with her husband Tom in their crazy,

loud, happy house at New Life Ranch, a summer camp and retreat center where they have served for over twenty years. Find her writings at www.aprilgraney.com.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Waterbrook Multnomah is an imprint of Penguin Random House.