Authors: James Marshall and Harry Allard
Type: Picture Book
Ages: 5-8
Rating: 3
Summary: A miss behaving class learns a lesson from an unruly teacher.
One of the things that makes this a good book is the fact that the students learn and grow throughout the book. Which is something we learned in class, when a character changes from the beginning to the end, it makes the literature better. The children in the beginning did not respect Miss Nelson. A substitute teacher Miss. Swamp, comes in and is extremely rude and strict and forces all the students to behave. When Miss. Nelson returns all the students are very well behaved. The students learned that they took Miss. Nelson for granted and started to respect her.
Another thing I liked about this book was the illustrations. Through out the whole book you assume that the substitute teacher is actually Miss. Nelson in disguise but they never actually say she was. Then the very last page of the book you see Miss Nelson sitting in her room at home. In the closet is a long black dress, which is what Miss. Swamp wore everyday. Also, there is a box that says wig, which Miss. Swamp had black hair and Miss Nelson has blonde hair. Even though the text does not say it, it can be assumed by the illustrations that Miss. Nelson is indeed Miss. Swamp as well.
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