A new picture book is arriving just in time for back-to-school season called School Is Great at Silver Gate, by San Diego author Linda Rönn and Swedish illustrator Kajsa Hallström.

The book brings the everyday magic of elementary school to life through playful rhymes and vibrant illustrations.

What’s it about? Two siblings and their friends work together to solve the mystery of the missing letters from their school sign. As the day unfolds, readers are reminded of why school can be such a special place.

“My goal was to capture the spirit of our wonderful school community,” Rönn said. “The excitement and wonder of elementary school is something many children, and even adults, can relate to.”

Rönn, originally from Sweden, traded frosty winters for the sunny shores of Southern California,

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