A rollicking read-aloud featuring a wide cast of characters coming to
the school nurse for help with their hilariously dramatic bumps, runny
noses, and many other colorful complaints!
Kids at Bluebell don't feel well--
Gus is sad, and Benny fell.
Splinters, lice, a paper cut,
throw-up, bumps, a hungry gut.
Charlee's tooth won't wiggle free!
But there's someone to go to--Miss Peatree!
The big feelings and minor dilemmas of elementary school are no match
for this hilarious, delightful cast of characters and the untiring
compassion of Miss Peatree. One after another, students pile into her
office to get fixed up--whether they need a Band-Aid for a bumped knee
or a solution for a touch of homesickness. Even the principal visits
with an urgent paper cut!
With irresistible, hilarious rhyme and endlessly lively art, Chelsea Lin
Wallace and Alison Farrell showcase the humor of elementary school's
many little problems and the gentle good sense that puts everything
right.
HILARIOUS HUMOR FOR ALL AGES: This genuinely funny picture book for kids
will tickle adults, too. It's tongue-in-cheek but genuine, dramatic but
keenly felt. Riddled with rhyme and chock-full of humor in every stanza,
it's a perfect read-aloud at school, at bedtime, or whenever kids need
cheering up on terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.
TIMELESS TOPIC: Classic in sensibility but with fresh, sharp wit, this
book touches on a truly universal topic with an authentic voice young
readers will recognize and identify with. The children's struggles
immediately capture the drama of feeling sick without being scary.
CELEBRATING SELF-CARE: In celebrating the ups and downs of potentially
scary situations--feeling sick or getting injured--this book emphasizes
the value of sharing emotions and seeing oneself through life's various
difficulties.
GREAT BOOK FOR CLASSROOM LIBRARY: The accessible, easy-to-read, funny
text does an excellent job of getting kids to read and enjoy poetry
without even noticing it. In addition to sharing this book for its fun
school setting, elementary school teachers and librarians can easily use
it in connection with poetry units.
Perfect for:
- Read-aloud option for parents, teachers, and librarians looking for
funny books for kids
- Starting-school or back-to-school book for young readers
- Reassuring book for kids who experience sickness or struggle to get
through bad days
- Fans of humor, children's poetry, and books that celebrate big
feelings
