About This Book
Reach for this book when your child starts viewing school as a place of rigid rules or when they are feeling anxious about a new teacher. It is an ideal choice for the student who thinks school is boring and needs to see the classroom through a lens of humor and absurdity. The story follows A.J. and his classmates as they meet Mrs. Roopy, a librarian who dresses in outrageous historical and nursery rhyme costumes while insisting she is not the one in the outfit. It is a lighthearted exploration of adult eccentricity and the joy of a teacher who goes the extra mile to engage students. This chapter book is perfectly leveled for emerging readers in grades one through three. It uses accessible language and slapstick humor to build reading confidence. Parents will appreciate how the book subtly encourages children to accept people for who they are, even if their behavior seems a bit loopy.
