You be teacher

Karla Clark

Book - 2025

"Karla Clark's You Be series continues with You Be Teacher, a humorous and tender story about educators and all they do for their students." --

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Subjects
Genres
Stories in rhyme
Picture books
School fiction
Histoires rimées
Romans scolaires
Published
New York : Feiwel and Friends 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Karla Clark (author)
Other Authors
Gabby Zapata (illustrator)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience
Ages 3-6
ISBN
9781250358844
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Be prepared to have fun when you enter Ms. C's room. Digitally edited gouache and oil pastel illustrations feature eye-popping colors in what appears to be a lively preschool or kindergarten classroom. (The students are learning their ABCs and still take an afternoon nap.) Even Ms. C dresses to dazzle with big green glasses, bright clothes with geometric designs, and pink hoop earrings. Well-chosen rhymes throughout the story add to the spirited fun. The class learns about colors, numbers, and shapes and creates art inspired by the seasons. Ms. C zips up jackets, calms a child about to have a meltdown, and bandages a boo-boo, all before noon. But when Ms. C announces that she's tired and invites the children to be the teacher, they confidently step up to the role. It's clear that Ms. C loves her students, and they love her right back. She gives her students "an A for a job well done," and readers will give this book high marks for its energetic portrait of a fun-loving, compassionate classroom headed by a creative teacher. Brown-skinned Ms. C's small, racially diverse class includes a student who uses a wheelchair, one who relies on forearm crutches, and one wearing what appear to be noise-canceling headphones. A playful story championing a caring learning community that empowers all its members.(Picture book. 3-6) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.