Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo is an entertaining first-day-of-school book sure to give you a case of the giggles.
Something’s
terribly wrong! Even the new kindergarteners can tell. Where’s their teacher? A
search for the answer turns up two clues— “Mr. S”, written on the blackboard and…a
sandwich on the desk. Could it be Mr. S? With no other answer in sight, the
students organize and work their way through the day’s lessons. ABCs come first
with A is for avocado toast, B is for bagel and so on. Art lessons, and story
time are followed by music class complete with an imaginative chorus of Mary
had a little ham.
Arnaldo spins this tale of classroom antics with a wacky sense of the absurd, but a glance out the window reveals a second tale unfolding. Prior to the children’s arrival a man is seen writing “Mr. S” on the board just as a massive tree falls on his car in the parking lot during a violent storm. He rushes out and page turn after page turn tells another story as chaos ensues with lightning strikes, firefighters arriving…
Could
this be the illusive Mr. S? The author merrily leads readers down a path of assumptions
until she pulls the two narratives together with a surprise twist at the end to
solve the mystery!
Arnaldo’s brilliant use of illustration to tell the two stories makes this a wonderfully visual experience that invites readers both young and old to look beneath the surface of the classroom tale. The clever narrative will make this a read aloud favorite sure to be requested time and time again.
Recommended for anyone looking to add some laughter to their day!
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