I mean, that would be wild.

What kid doesn't dream of taking their pet to school?

What would happen if they did?

This book is a cute one that brings that hope to life! ( )

pets at school, with super rhyme! ( )

Pets are not allowed at Maple View School, but a memo on the school's letterhead informs the students that - for just one special day - it's okay to bring their pets to school. And they do! It's chaos, of course, and the principal didn't okay it - so who wrote the memo? The pets themselves!

"We do not like your "No Pets" rule.
We miss our kids when they're at school.
We thought that it would be okay
to come to school - it's just one day.
( )

When the pupils at Maple View School show up one day with their pets in tow, the teachers and principal are very surprised. The menagerie of animals proves disruptive, whether in music class or at lunchtime. Miss Ellen demands an explanation, and is given a note sent to the students, ostensibly from the school, permitting the animals to attend. The note is a fraud, of course - the clever creation of the animals themselves, who are determined not to be parted from their children...

Take Your Pet to School Day pairs an engaging tale told in rhyme from author Linda Ashman with bright, colorful artwork from illustrator Suzanne Kaufman. The text here reads well - "It's Friday here at Maple View. / The students file in two by two, / with books and bags and pets in tow - / above, ahead, beside, below" - and the artwork is attention-grabbing, making this an excellent read-aloud selection. ( )