A young boy named Bobby has the worst teacher. She's loud, she yells, and if you throw paper airplanes, she won't allow you to enjoy recess. She is a monster! Luckily, Bobby can go to his favorite spot in the park on weekends to play. Until one day... he finds his teacher there! Over the course of one day, Bobby learns that monsters are not always what they seem.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Bobby has the great misfortune this year of having gotten Mrs
By Janet Hamilton
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.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Educative book that will be helpful for young scholars
By Denis Vukosav
‘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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Perfectly Peter Brown!
By Candy Grant
Another terrific book by Peter Brown. As a former teacher, I remember vividly the love-hate relationships students can have with their teachers. This books illustrates just that. Sometimes it takes seeing a teacher outside of school, to remove that monster image a student has of him/her. In an endearing and entertaining story, Peter Brown brings to life the title of his book. Kids will love this one! Especially those who think their teacher is a monster!
