Genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Sandpiper
Copyright Date: 1977
Page Numbers: 32
Reading Level: 4-8
Summary:
Miss Nelson taught in room 207 and she had a terrible class! They would never listen, they would trow paper airplanes, they would spit spitballs.... She couldn't get them under control! Something had to be done. The next day, Miss Nelson didn't show up for class. The kids were really excited because now they could really do whatever they wanted! They were being really rowdy when they heard footsteps in the hall. They turned to see who it was. It was an ugly lady with a nasty black dress on, her name was Viola Swamp. She was mean. She told the kids to sit down and not to talk or else! She made them work so hard. There was no story time. The kids were so afraid of her. They even missed Miss Nelson. They kids tried to imagine what happened to her but each idea seemed as unlikely as the next. Some kids tried to go to her house to see what was wrong but no one answered and then they saw Miss Viola Swamp coming up the road so they left in a hurry. Some kids tried hiring a detective, but he wasn't much help either. Just when the kids in 207 were about to give up, Miss Nelson returned! They missed her so much! They were good for her from then on. When they asked where she wasn't she just smiled and said, "that's my little secret." That secret? Miss Swamp was Miss Nelson in disguise!
Who would benefit from reading this book/ Who would I recommend this book to?
This is a cute book that I would recommend reading to a new class. You could talk about acceptable and not acceptable classroom behavior portrayed in the book.
What problems/conflicts could this book potentially cause?
It could teach some kids what a spit ball is. That is something you want to keep hidden from that for as long as possible.
My Reaction:
This is a cute book. I grew up with it. It used to scare me, because Miss Swamp looks pretty frightening. But I love it.
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