My Teacher's Not Here!

by Lana Button

Overview

There’s trouble at school today! “Smiling Miss Seabrooke should be here to meet me. But my teacher is missing and NOT here to greet me.” How will Kitty get through the day without her teacher? What will she do when her Thermos gets stuck or her jacket won’t zip? Miss Seabrooke is the only one who can fix these things. Or is she? A substitute teacher?! Young children will realize that sometimes the unexpected can be just the thing to make your day — and you — shine!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525300806
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Series:	Kitty and Friends
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	38 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Lana Button works in early childhood education. Her writing has been published in Lady Bug magazine and Today's Parent. Willow's Whispers is Lana's first book for Kids Can Press.

Christine Battuz has illustrated over sixty books for children, including Wade's Wiggly Antlers, and has taught art to children of all ages. She lives in Bromont, Quebec.

Editorial Reviews

This book nicely helps young readers process a common concern ...—Kirkus Reviews

A practical and reassuring book for parents and caregivers to share with young children, especially when their established routines are disrupted.—School Library Journal

... a thoughtful gift for the awesome teacher in any child's life.—The Calgary Herald

... a warm tale of reassurance ...—Resource Links

From the Publisher

03/01/2018
PreS-Gr 1—A comforting and helpful story about just what to expect when your teacher is sick. Right away, the little cat knows something is amiss. Her teacher, Miss Seabrooke (a cozy looking chicken with happy round pink glasses) is not at school. She is even more startled by their substitute standing in Miss Seabrooke's spot. Mr. Omar (a tall giraffe with a deep voice), is very different from Miss Seabrooke and she is a bit scared and hesitant at first, but as the day goes by the young protagonist learns that she can manage without her teacher and even be a big help to Mr. Omar. The playtime images are fun and inviting, and textural overlays add depth to the hand-drawn and digital collage illustrations without cluttering the page. The classroom is filled with realistic and practical school details such as a handwashing station and a comfortable reading nook that can help acclimate younger readers to the things they might find in a school environment. The comical rhyming text perfectly captures the fear and hesitation of a day without the reassuring presence of a beloved teacher. VERDICT A practical and reassuring book for parents and caregivers to share with young children, especially when their established routines are disrupted. Recommended for purchase.—Laken Hottle, Providence Community Library

School Library Journal

2018-02-03
A group of schoolchildren are apprehensive about spending a school day with a substitute teacher, but they manage to get through with help from one another.The narrator, a cat, arrives at school only to find that beloved Miss Seabrooke is gone for the day. But Miss Seabrooke left a comforting note on the whiteboard for the class, and it encourages the cat to seek help from her friends, to be kind to her classmates, and to give the substitute a chance. In general, Battuz's hand-drawn and digitally collaged illustrations are sweet. Miss Seabrooke is perfectly rendered as a capable hen caretaker. However, some illustrations may strike readers as odd. On multiple pages, readers see the substitute, a giraffe, only from the waist down even though he's often depicted in full on several other pages. Though it seems to be an attempt to show him from the students' perspective, it feels abrupt, especially with abundant white space or little background on those pages. The rhyming quatrains flow nicely in general, but the narrator's tendency to capitalize some is distracting. Some appear to be for emphasis, while others are not so easy to understand. Though school goes well for the cat, the book ends realistically, with an expression of anxiety about who might be teaching the next day.This book nicely helps young readers process a common concern even though the illustrations and text contain a few awkward quirks. (Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews