Teaching Mrs. Muddle
Record details
- ISBN: 9781772781311 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
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Subject: | Kindergarten -- Juvenile fiction Worry -- Juvenile fiction First day of school -- Juvenile fiction Authors, Canadian Picture books Picture books for children |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | PZ 7 .N457 T43 2020 (Text) | 58500000808451 | UCNPicture | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2020 September #2
Itââ¬â¢s Kaylaââ¬â¢s first day of kindergarten, and sheââ¬â¢s riddled with anxiety about all the mistakes sheââ¬â¢s sure she will make. Then Kayla meets her teacher, Mrs. Muddle, and realizes that she might not be the only one learning the ropes. Mrs. Muddle passes out all the nametags to the wrong students, reads the morning storybook upside down, and confuses the library with the gym. Every time she makes a mistake, Kayla corrects her by figuring out the answer on her own. By the time the day is over, Kayla is confident in her ability to navigate her new school. Nelsonââ¬â¢s narratorial voice is clear and charming, and the choice to illustrate Kayla as a dark-skinned girl of color is pleasing. The plot is not without its flaws, however. While Kayla claims to her mother after school that she made new friends, readers mostly see Kayla interacting with Mrs. Muddle, without the help of other students who might also be trying to correct their wayward teacher. Many of Kaylaââ¬â¢s classmates appear also to be children of color. This would be a commendable gesture to diversity except that it transforms the book into the story of how a White teacher seems to decide that the best way to assuage the first-day jitters of a set of diverse kindergartners is to feign incompetence, a tactic that comes across as condescending. Doesnââ¬â¢t quite make the grade. (Picture book. 4-6) Copyright Kirkus 2020 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2020 October
Copyright 2020 School Library Journal.PreS-Gr 2â The first day of school can be scary and very, very confusing, and not just for the students. Kayla, with straight dark brown hair and light brown skin, worries about her first day of kindergarten, unsure about the location of the bathroom and wondering what her mother will do without her for an entire day. But when Kayla and her mother arrive at school to find her new teacher, Mrs. Muddle, a white lady with red curls, handing name tags to the wrong children and reading a book upside down, Kayla takes charge to keep the class, their teacher, and the first day of school on track. Nelson embraces the nervousness of walking into a school for the first time and blends those feelings with the antics of a hapless teacher who would get along just fine with Amelia Bedelia. Friendly and colorful illustrations depict a diverse group of students with a zany teacher at the helm, dressed in polka dots from her pants to her vest to the headband desperately trying to hold back her hair. Children not yet old enough to read will be engrossed by the detailed images of all the places they may find in a school building.VERDICT This story is perfectly suited to settle some first day jitters, but will also be appreciated by teachers and parents who know what it takes to help children feel comfortable in new environments.âErica Deb, Matawan Aberdeen P.L., NJ