With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy’s classmates all find books they love in the library—books about fairies and dogs and trains and cowboys. But Missy dismisses them all—“Too flowery, too furry, too clickety, too yippity.” Still, Miss Brooks remains undaunted. Book Week is here and Missy will find a book to love if they have to empty the entire library. What story will finally win over this beastly, er, discriminating child? William Steig’s Shrek!—the tale of a repulsive green ogre in search of a revolting bride—of course! Barbara Bottner and Michael Emberley pay playful homage to the diverse tastes of child readers and the valiant librarians who are determined to put just the right book in each child’s hands.
What a sweet book for both avid and reluctant readers! Maybe I'm partial to this story because I want to be like Miss Brooks. I want to help kids find their story that helps them to get addicted to reading. But I think that even young readers would love listening to the story and seeing the illustrations of Miss Brooks dressed up in her silly costumes to get kids loving stories. This would be a great story for the beginning of the year and introducing a teacher to their class. Librarians woudl even be able to use this story as well for introducing themselves to their patrons or students. I love the illustrations and simple captions that accompany some of the pictures. I hope to be like Miss Brooks this year when helping my at risk readers and will be using this book.
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