Sorry, grown-ups, you can't go to school! / by Christina Geist ; illustrated by Tim Bowers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524770846
- ISBN: 1524770841
- ISBN: 9781524770856
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Target Audience Note: | AD400L Lexile Decoding demand: 70 (high) Semantic demand: 41 (medium) Syntactic demand: 41 (medium) Structure demand: 75 (high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.7 0.5 508672. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Schools > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Parent and child > Juvenile fiction. Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 28 of 32 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Webb City Public.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Webb City Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
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Adair County Public Library | JUV EZ Geist (Text) | 34029002488046 | Juv Easy Reading | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Aurora Library | E GAI (Text) | 37884103000075 | Easy | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Monett Library | E GAI (Text) | 37884103000083 | Easy | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library | E GAI (Text) | 37884103000067 | Easy | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Pierce City Library | E GAI (Text) | 37884103000059 | Easy | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Camdenton | E GEIST (Text) | 31320003692303 | Easy Books | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Sunrise Beach | E GEIST (Text) | 31320003704181 | Easy Books | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | GE (Text) | 33042004765197 | Juvenile Picture Books | Available | - |
Crawford County Library-Recklein Memorial-Cuba | E GEI (Text) | 33431000410330 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
Crawford County Library-Steelville | E GEI (Text) | 33431000584795 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School!
Publishers Weekly
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The creators of Buddy's Bedtime Battery offer a hyperbolic riff on a common picture-book conceit: parents touting the joys of school to reluctant offspring. As Lady and Buddy's mother flaunts her pink backpack, announcing, "I'm wearing it to school!" their father eagerly ties his new high-tops. The kids react with a rather flat refrain that's repeated throughout: "You can't go to school! Only kids and teachers! Only kids and teachers!" Soon, their grandparents arrive with their dog in tow--all wearing backpacks--and the grown-ups share what they're most looking forward to at school. After putting the final kibosh on the adults' plan, Lady comically assuages their disappointment by reassuring them that the grown-ups can pick up the kids at day's end. A non sequitur brings the tale to a curiously anticlimactic close, as the girl proclaims, "Tomorrow we get to go to work with you!" High-energy art magnifies the story's message: kids know best. Ages 3--7. (July)
Kirkus Review
Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School!
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
In a reverse of the back-to-school books featuring teachers reluctant to face the first day, this one spotlights some grown-ups who long to head back to the classroom.Buddy is back (Buddy's Bedtime Battery, 2016), joined by his sister, Lady, and the two are getting ready for school, but first they have to dissuade some overeager adults. Mom is thrilled with her new backpack; she's wearing it to school, but: "You can't go to school. / Only kids and teachers. / Only kids and teachers." Dad's got new high-tops. He hears the same refrain, as do Grandma, Grandpa, and their dog. Then come the wheedling and whining: "It's not fair." The grown-ups want to play alphabet games, do science experiments, have recess, etc. The kids are apologetic and try to sweeten the disappointment, promising they can go to the playground on the way home. A parting shot raises the adults' eyebrows and may hint at another book: "Don't forgettomorrow we get to go to work with you!" This topsy-turvy plot may get readers pumped about school, but the funny premise and humor are eroded by the refrain, which gets old long before it stops. Bowers' bright illustrations delight with the characters' expressive faces. Buddy and Lady's family is white; other students are diverse.While the premise beckons, it may not sustain repeat readings. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.