Judy Finchler

This was a really good sports book. Some parents attempt to live out their childhood through their children. It ultimately sucks the fun and enjoyment out that child because they're not playing for themselves. When parents are cranky and begin yelling at coaches and referees in front of their children, it sends the wrong message.Winning isn't everything and you only lose when you don't try. I also enjoyed the vivid illustrations that were used in this picture book.

I absolutely loved this book! I thought it was such a cute book. The main reason I loved this book is because it is easily relatable for students in elementary school. For example, this entire book is a story based on students thinking their teachers live at school. I know when I was in elementary school I didn't think teachers went home. Just like the students in the book, I thought they slept at school. Another reason I liked this book was the ending. During the book the student's first show more grade teacher that they thought lived at the school, moved in to one of the students apartment buildings. After they have seen that teachers do not live in school the book ends, "Next year I'll have Mrs. Boba. Mrs. Boba doesn't live in my building. I guess she lives in room12." It made me laugh because that is definitely something a younger student in elementary school would do. Overall this was a great and humorous book. I think that the big idea of this book is just for enjoyment. It is a great book for both students and teachers. show less

In my opinion, I thought that this is a good book for young students. Finchler writes about a topic that many students can relate to. In the story, the main character is stunned to see his teacher outside of school doing normal things--which can be surprising to younger students. It is great that the content is so relatable. It is also great that the writing is very engaging. There are short, simple sentences that are easy to understand. This book is also written in the perspective of a show more young boy and it makes this book more relatable to its intended audience. In addition to the content, I believe that the illustrations are great as well. The illustrations definitely add to the story instead of the other way around. Throughout the book, the reader could see through the main character's eyes and understand what exactly he thought teachers do when the students are not around. For example, the teachers are portrayed as being 'kid-like' while causing mayhem around the empty school. The illustrations definitely helped it come across that particular way. After reading this book, I found that the big idea is that although one may have assumptions about something, it may not always be true. show less

The big idea of this story was to show how teacher's have a life outside of school.

I loved this book for a few reasons. I loved the point of view of this book. The story was told from a student's perspective about what he thinks about teacher's private lives. It was humorous because the students all thought that the teacher's live, eat, and sleep in the school.

I also liked this book because it was relatable to me personally. I remember when I was younger, I used to think it was so weird to show more see teacher's outside of school because it was so strange to me that they had personal lives. Now that I am older and have personal relationships with some of my old teachers, it seems so silly that I ever thought that. And, now that I am going to be a teacher, I can definitely expect students to view me the same way. show less