The Last Day of School is about Albert E. Chapman Elementary School's last day. All of the students have cleaned out their desks and helped the teachers clean up the room. For the students in Mrs. Mallory's class, they are going to miss Mrs. Mallory very much and the pet hamster. Mrs. Mallory is going to miss the time keeper of the class, Matthew Perez. He would make sure the clock on the wall was always right so they were never late. Since the clock on the wall was always a minute off, Matt gave Mrs. Mallory and new clock for a good-bye present.

This book is about a kid named Kyle and his first time riding the bus. Kyle's older brother gives Kyle some rules to follow if he wants to survive the bus ride. One rule is to never sit in the first seat and another rule is to never sit in the last seat. Kyle has to sit in the last seat by a older kid which is another rule, never sit by a older kid. He moves to sit with a girl but that isn't allowed. He makes it to school and talks with a girl who rides the same bus and it was an interesting conversation. When he gets on the bus to go home he talks to the bully of the bus and when he asked the bus driver to change the bus stop the bully was nice to him. He told his brother Rule number 11 never listen to your older brother about riding the bus.

I enjoy reading Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that type with my six year old son. We both get to laugh and talk about how the animals bargain back and forth with the farmer.

I read this book with my kids and they really enjoyed the performance put on by the author's characters. The main character, Hilda Mae, is lonely and her friends try to make life sound a little sweeter by forming a small chorus for her to sing along with.

The animals want to help their friend, but they must make the cut. In an American Idol type audition, the animals get to show the judges what they’ve got and my kids were laughing out loud as the try-outs took place. The judges respond in a comic book style spread that caught my 5-year old's eye with a HUGE puffy sheep and a little mouse squeak!

Each animal has its own unique contribution to make this an utterly fantastic sing-a-long!

This book includes music terminology (solo, duet, trio, quartet) and could be used as part of a music and movement lesson at school or at home. So break out the instruments or pots and pans and get your kids BOO-HOO MOOing!

We love Margi Palatini (She’s a Jersey Girl) and we also recommend her book:
The Three Silly Billies