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I Know an Old Teacher (Carolrhoda Picture Books)

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This cumulative gross-out story was a huge hit with my school age kids. It starts out with an "old" teacher who swallows a flea (it fell out of her hair and into her tea), and of course, she has to follow it with something to gobble the flea, right? Eventually, she starts in on the class pets, much to the horror of the school children.

Sure to elicit giggles, and "Eeeeeews!" and what young School Age kid doesn't love a good gross-out tale?

Reviewed by: Gayle Jacobon-Huset

This book really grossed me out, so I'm sure children of all ages will love it! Teacher Miss Bindley seems like such a sweet loveable lady to her students until a flea drops in her tea. She drinks the tea, flea and all, to the horror and amazement of her class. But, it doesn't stop there. What "other goodies" does Miss Bindley devour? You'll just have to read this hilarious book to find out! Anne Bowen does an excellent job on her rhyming, rollicking text that builds on each new item the teacher eats in a clever way. Truly funny illustrations by Stephen Gammell makes this book a "must read" for the children in your life that enjoy the odd and gross!

So I am doing a lesson using the Old Lady Books. I have copies of all the books by various others and in all forms. I purchased this book without knowing much about it. **Spoiler Alert Ahead***

I would have to say that the book is different than the Old Lady Books. There are little comments by the students who are basically spying on their teacher who has taken home the class pets. One by one she eats the classroom pets. The last animal the kids are afraid she will eat is them. But of course what kind of teacher would eat a child. I shared this book with fellow teachers and they were equally disgusted with the digestion of the classroom pets...spider...rats... It was a little much.

Definitely not one of my favorite books and I am not sure if I want to share this with my students.

This is another in the line of the "I Know An Old Lady" series. This teacher swallows the classroom pets. It gets gross, but my preschoolers love this book...especially the biys [figures]. It got a little rough for me, watching her swallow some of the animals, but the kids enjoy it and in a way, I do too. It's different and the kids love it. Everyone will go EWW! but they'll want to see what she swallows next. The illustrations are a little busy and dark at times for me, but tey do a beautiful job of showing how the teacher swallows what she does. A good addition to any children's books library.