You Be Teacher

(Hardback)

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Karla Clark's You Be series continues with You Be Teacher, a humorous and tender story about educators and all they do for their students. Teacher is simply too tired to be Teacher today! She taught the seasons, then got splattered with paint and smeared with glue. She even bandaged a student's boo-boo. All this before noon! This exhausted teacher playfully tries to convince her students to fill her shoes for the day so she can take a much-needed break. In a story with notes of tenderness and some very relatable humor, a devoted teacher knows what really matters at the end of the day: the care and well-being of her students. Now more than ever, we're aware of all that teachers do for us and future generations, receiving very little in return. You Be Teacher embodies the true giving nature of educators, with a heartfelt thank-you in its conclusion.

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"Be prepared to have fun when you enter Ms. C's room. Well-chosen rhymes throughout the story add to the spirited fun. It's clear that Ms. C loves her students, and they love her right back. She gives her students "an A for a job well done," and readers will give this book high marks for its energetic portrait of a fun-loving, compassionate classroom headed by a creative teacher. Brown-skinned Ms. C's small, racially diverse class includes a student who uses a wheelchair, one who relies on forearm crutches, and one wearing what appears to be noise-canceling headphones. A playful story championing a caring learning community that empowers all its members."--Kirkus

Author Bio

Karla Clark writes fiction for adults and children, but picture books are her passion. Her favorite sound in the world is a child's giggle. Karla is a member of the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators and lives in Rockford, Illinois, with her husband and son. When she is not writing, she's creating paper collages and digital art that she sells at art shows. Gabby Zapata is from sunny Los Angeles, California with a Mexican & Colombian descent. She loves creating art that represent the beautiful diversity we have in the world. Full of color and inclusivity. She has a BFA in Computer Animation at Ringling College of Art & Design. After college, she worked at Digital Domain Studios in Port St. Lucie, Florida as a Visual Development Artist for their Feature Length Animation film, "The Legend of Tembo." Gabby currently works at Paramount Animation on a Feature Animated film as a Visual Development Artist.