{"id":33363,"date":"2018-06-07T22:28:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T02:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33363"},"modified":"2018-06-07T22:28:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T02:28:43","slug":"review-of-the-teachers-pet-by-anica-mrose-rissi-illustrated-by-zachariah-ohora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33363","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Teacher’s Pet, by Anica Mrose Rissi, illustrated by Zachariah Ohora"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Teacher\u2019s Pet<\/em><\/p>\n

by Anica Mrose Rissi
\nillustrated by Zachariah Ohora<\/p>\n

Disney Hyperion, 2017. 36 pages.<\/p>\n

Okay this book is extremely silly. So silly, I\u2019m not even tempted to complain it\u2019s not even slightly realistic.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s told as a straight story. Here\u2019s the beginning:<\/p>\n

On the day the science project hatched,
\nour whole class was amazed.
\nWe\u2019d never seen Mr. Stricter so excited.
\n\u201cI always wanted a pet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Our tadpoles grew and grew.
\nSoon it was time to release them into the wild.
\nBut Mr. Stricter said we could keep just one.
\nWe chose Bruno.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, it quickly becomes apparent in the illustrations that Bruno is not a frog. The book doesn\u2019t say so, but we can see that Bruno is a hippopotamus. Mr. Stricter happily comments on how fast he\u2019s growing.<\/p>\n

In this book, it\u2019s the kids who see the down side of the pet. As he gets bigger and bigger and bigger:<\/p>\n

Everyone could see that
\nBruno was trouble.
\nEveryone except Mr. Stricter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As Bruno destroys things because of his sheer size, Mr. Stricter happily comments that he loves to play and is so adorable.<\/p>\n

The kids hold a meeting to figure out how to convince Mr. Stricter to let Bruno go. But despite all their objections, Mr. Stricter won\u2019t listen \u2013 until Bruno swallows him whole!<\/p>\n

At this point, I was telling myself, Okay, somehow they\u2019ll get him out of there. And they do. After some stubbornness, the kids cleverly figure out how to make Bruno sneeze.<\/p>\n

Mr. Stricter flew out like a snot rocket.<\/p>\n

He shook Bruno\u2019s slime from his ears.
\n\u201cGood news,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI found the missing homework.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No, this story isn\u2019t even slightly realistic. How did a tiny tadpole-like hippo hatch from a frog\u2019s egg, anyway? But yes, it is very silly and very, very fun. As always Zachariah Ohora\u2019s illustrations are perfect.<\/p>\n

anicarissi.com<\/a>
\nzohora.com<\/a>
\nDisneyBooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time. The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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