Product Description

It's the day before Halloween, and to every teacher's dismay, school has been overrun by princesses and monsters, Jedi and ghouls. In every classroom, teachers are struggling to keep order, but students have brought in their costumes to celebrate a day early. A group of girls sneak into the bathroom to exchange tiaras, and grotesquely dressed fifth-graders pretend to eat two younger students in the cafeteria.

The entire school has turned into a haunted house, and as cupcake icing spreads all over the desks, the teachers look for a way to escape the annual Halloween Day parade. But when the principal issues a memo that says all teachers must attend the parade, the faculty wake up on Halloween morning filled with dread.

But there's a treat in store for the teachers this year. The students and their parents have canceled the Halloween Day parade, and the teachers are ecstatic. There's just one catch, the students promise--next year, there's bound to be more trick than treat.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #643160 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-22
• Released on: 2008-07-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781589805859
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Publisher
Praise for LOVE THE BABY By Steven L. Layne

"Steven Layne is one of our favorite teachers--and authors . . . Love the Baby is a clever take on sibling jealously when a new baby comes home."
--Teaching K-8

"Layne's take on the familiar theme is sweet and direct enough even for very young children to grasp . . . The pictures, which are filled edge to edge with energetic bunny figures in broad, swirling strokes and pencil cross-hatching, pair nicely with the straightforward text, giving it a zesty layer of humor."
--Booklist

"This story could well become a favorite for children who are grappling with accepting a new baby into the family."
--School Library Journal

"Layne cleverly revisits all those special somethings . . . Hoyt's jealous bunny boy should get an Oscar; his righteous suffering comes across in a full range of grimaces, scowls, and pouts."
--dadtalk.com

"Especially comical text and illustration keep this book fresh."
--PlanetEsme.com

"An emotional spot-on choice for new big brothers and sisters."
--Cynthia Leitich Smith, award-winning children's author and educator, cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com

Praise for THE TEACHERS' NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Steven L. Layne

"Favorite teachers in your life . . . should get a kick out of this playful romp with a heartfelt ending."
--Review of Texas Books

"Teachers, and students and parents will laugh out loud at this parody of the frenetic pace of holiday happenings at schools."
--Copley News Service

"Delights teachers and students everywhere."
--The Weekly of West Central Indiana

"Layne's love for teachers and teaching is evidenced in this affectionate and whimsical adaptation."
--Dayton Daily News

"Delightful illustrations humorously depict classrooms descending into chaos as Christmas draws near."
--World

"Funny on every page and fun to read."
--The Roanoke Times

From the Inside Flap
Halloween is the one day of the entire school year that teachers dread most, and this year, the students have started celebrating a day early. Cupcake icing is smeared all over a third-grade classroom, and everyone is preparing for the annual Halloween Day parade. With princesses running a tiara trade ring in the girls' bathroom and a laser sword battle among fourth-grade space rangers, the teachers are quickly losing control of the school to Halloween spirit. When a group of fifth-grade monsters tie up two first-graders and prepare to eat them, the teachers are ready to call it quits, but the principal insists on perfect teacher attendance on October 31. It looks like this year's Halloween will be more trick than treat. It's up to the students and their parents to show the teachers a new kind of Halloween and give them a holiday treat they'll never forget. [Back Flap] Steven L. Layne serves as director of the Master of Education in Literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he is also an associate professor of education and literature. Dr. Layne's collection of Pelican books includes several titles in the signature %b%iNight Before Christmas Series,%r including %b%iPreacher's Night Before Christmas, The Teachers' Night Before Christmas,%r and %b%iThe Principal's Night Before Christmas.%r He is also the author of the gift books %b%iVerses for Dad's Heart%r and %b%iVerses for Mom's Heart%r and two young-adult thrillers, %b%iThis Side of Paradise%r and %b%iMergers.%r This is Layne's second picture book collaboration with illustrator Ard Hoyt, the first being the widely successful %b%iLove the Baby.%r Layne lives with his wife and their four children in Illinois. Born in Temple, Texas, Ard Hoyt is the illustrator of nine picture books, including the %iNew York Times%r bestseller %iI'm a Manatee,%r by John Lithgow, and Steven Layne's %b%iLove the Baby.%r Hoyt lives in Arkansas with his wife and five daughters.

About the Author
Steven L. Layne serves as associate professor of education and literature at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois. Dr. Layne's collection of Pelican books includes several titles in the NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS SERIES, including PREACHER'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TEACHERS' NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and THE PRINCIPAL'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS; the gift books VERSES FOR DAD'S HEART and VERSES FOR MOM'S HEART; two young-adult thrillers, THIS SIDE OF PARADISE and MERGERS; and the picture books OVER LAND AND SEA: A STORY OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION and LOVE THE BABY, as well as several additional titles. He lives with his wife and their four children in Illinois.

Ard Hoyt was born in Temple, Texas, and is the illustrator of nine picture books, including New York Times bestseller I'M A MANATEE, by John Lithgow. This is his second collaboration with Dr. Layne, the first being Love the Baby. Hoyt lives in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Customer Reviews

Teacher Fun
This is a fun book to use in a teacher in-service during a busy time of year. Kids will also enjoy it. Great addtion to Teacher's Nightmare before Christmas.