A rollicking read-aloud featuring a wide cast of characters coming to the
school nurse for help with their hilariously dramatic bumps, runny
noses, and many other colorful complaints!
Kids at Bluebell don't feel wellGus is sad, and Benny fell.
Splinters, lice, a paper cut,
throw-up, bumps, a hungry gut.
Charlee's tooth won't wiggle free!
But there's someone to go to-Miss Peatree!
The big feelings and minor dilemmas of elementary school are no match for
this hilarious, delightful cast of characters and the untiring compassion of Miss
Peatree. One after another, students pile into her office to get fixed upwhether they need a Band-Aid for a bumped knee or a solution for a touch of
homesickness. Even the principal visits with an urgent paper cut!
With irresistible, hilarious rhyme and endlessly lively art, Chelsea Lin Wallace
and Alison Farrell showcase the humor of elementary school's many little
problems and the gentle good sense that puts everything right.
HILARIOUS HUMOR FOR ALL AGES: This genuinely funny picture book for
kids will tickle adults, too. It's tongue (...)
Chelsea Lin Wallace is a proud member of SCBWI, CBW-LA, and the 12x12
Challenge. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her family.
Alison Farrell is the author-illustrator of Cycle City, Bicycle Bash, and The
Hike, as well as the illustrator of Kristen Tracy's Animal Story board book
series, among other books for children. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Learn
more about her at www.drawdrawdraw.com.
Chronicle Books
On Sale: Nov 7/23
10 x 9.62 • 60 pages
9781797210810 • $26.99 • CL - Hardcover, full-color
illustrations throughout, jacketed hardcover
Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories • Ages 5-8 years