Richard Scarry's Best Teacher Ever!: A Book for Busy, Busy Teachers (Richard Scarry Best Ever Books) by Richard Scarry
ISBN: 0593706293
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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This diminutive  picture book is written as a love letter/thank you note to an early elementary school teacher from a young student. It uses the familiar characters of Richard Scarry’s Busy Town in traditional school activities (library visits, painting) and simple rhyming couplets (“You find my talents and help them GROW. You teach me things I didn’t KNOW.”) to depict the daily activities of Miss Honey, Mr. Beak, and their pupils. The illustrations are charming and timeless; the text sweet and occasionally treacly.

Intended as a “perfect gift” for teachers (see back book cover), this is not a good fit for library collections but it is a charming thank you for the educators of young children.

Reviewed by Deanna Contrino, SLMS/MLIS, Young School Librarian, Saco