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Summary: Bobby has the great misfortune this year of having gotten Mrs. Kirby for a teacher. She’s an actual monster, with green face and pointy teeth, who stomps and roars and takes away Bobby’s recess. When Bobby seeks refuge at the park one Saturday, he is horrified to find Mrs. Kirby sitting on a bench there. Awkward at first, the two gradually let down their guards. Bobby makes startling discoveries about his teacher…she quacks like a duck! She actually encourages him to make a paper airplane! And she calls him her hero when he rescues her favorite hat. By lunchtime, they are glad they bumped into each other. Remarkably, Mrs. Kirby’s pointy teeth have disappeared, and her skin has taken on a more human hue. These changes persist when Bobby returns to school on Monday…at least most of the time.
Pros: Get this book into your classroom for the first week of school! You will want to read it to kids who will undoubtedly find it hilarious, plus you can have a lot of fun reading the part of the monster/teacher. It’s a great reminder for kids that teachers ARE really just human beings, evidence to the contrary notwithstanding. This book has the makings of a great readers’ theater script for older kids.
Cons: Bobby’s teacher, even in her transformed human state, looks like some teachers I had who appeared ancient back in 1973.
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‘My Teacher Is a Monster!’ children book made by Peter Brown brings a story that will appeal to young school children because it will help them to realize they have no need to be frightened by their teachers.
Many children are afraid of their teachers and think they are not normal people given how sometimes strict they are to their students. One of such kids is main character of this story Robert who is very afraid of her teacher. She's loud in classroom yelling at her students and if someone throws paper airplane, she won't allow him to enjoy recess.
But when one day Robert will meet his teacher in the park playing with the ducks and watching paper airplanes he will stop being afraid of Ms. Kirby, his teacher, realizing that she is actually quite sweet and a good person, but she has the responsibility to teach children, and that is not always simple and easy job to do.
‘My Teacher Is a Monster!’ besides carrying good lesson and helping children to better understand their teachers and their sometimes difficult, though beautiful job, provides great illustrations which in a great way show how Robert’s perception of his teacher changes after he gets to know her.
As the author himself stated his imaginative artwork was made using India ink, watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper, and afterwards digitally composed and colored.
Therefore, this educative book that will be helpful particularly for scholars who will this year start attending school and will be a bit frightened by their teachers, can be fully recommend because after its reading every child will understand that teachers are normal human beings and nice people who love children, and there is no reason to be afraid of them.
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Ms. Kirby is a monster or at least Bobby thinks she is. Bobby thinks his teacher is a monster because when he flies his paper airplanes in class, she yells at him and then takes away his recess from him for throwing the airplane. She also stomped as she walks in her classroom and she roars as she tries to get the class to settle down during the day. I guess it also doesn’t help that she looks like a monster with a huge green body and sharp teeth. While at the park, in his favorite spot, guess who he sees? Yes, Ms. Kirby and she’s reading a book with the ducks nearby. Robert doesn’t know what to say at first but by the time they both go home that day, they both have smiles on their faces. The transformation that afternoon from the enormous green teacher with the sharp teeth to what meets him at the door on Monday morning is substantial but when Bobby throws another airplane, you just never know how the book will end. Geared for lower elementary children, I think they will like the lesson the book has to offer. I liked the story and it was cute the progression the teacher made over the pages. I wasn’t too keen on the facial expressions on the teacher when Bobby and her first saw each other, when Bobby was nervous about seeing her there. I thought she could have looked more inviting instead of terrifying. I thought if she looked that scary, why did he even come close? The illustrations were bright and the font was creative and the uses of the text bubbles were excellent.
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This is a funny book about perspectives. Someone sometimes might act “horrible” in some instances, but once you get to know them, they might actually be nice or not what you originally thought. It’s a good lesson for kids and the story is fun, not “preachy.” I really enjoy the illustrations. They’re fun to look at. I like how they gradually show the change in Ms. Kirby (from monster to human). I think all kids have felt at some point that their teacher is a monster (of course if ANY of my current or past teachers are reading this I NEVER thought that about you). And who hasn’t found it awkward when you see your teachers outside of school? They don’t live there?!? Really? ;) Mr. Brown has written a great book! *NOTE* I bought my own copy of this book at the National Book Festival
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