Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook

This is a great book to begin the school year with 2nd or 3rd graders. Miss Smith has a magical storybook that the characters: dragons, witches and even the three bears, come out of as she reads. When she finishes reading, the characters return into the book.

The real problem arises when Miss Smth is late for school one morning and the storybook scares the principal away from the classroom. The story is great because it ends with the words "Who would ever have guessed that reading could be so much fun?"

For this story to be successful, students need to be vaguely familiar with storybook conventions. The drawings, however, are very exciting. After all, Miss Smith has fire orange hair, a leather jacket, and general rocker appeal.

Garland, Michael. Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook. Dutton Children's Books, New York: 2003. ISBN: 0-525-47133-2.