Gracie Graves and the Kids from Room 402

by Michael Paraskevas and Betty Paraskevas

A collection of humorous verses captures the colorful class of Room 402, from teacher Gracie Graves to such notable students as Sally Spreen the Beauty Queen and Piggy McCall, the boy who always gets... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152003215
• ISBN13: 9780152003210
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 12.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Fun and Quirky...

Gracie Graves is an elementary school teacher with, "little silver curls, fourteen boys and fourteen girls. In thirty years she never forgot a name, and her little silver curls stayed exactly the same." Following the introduction of Gracie Graves is a brief poem about her students. These fun short poems highlight the differences and unique qualities each of the characters in her classroom has. From a math whiz, to a clarinet prodigy, her classroom is filled with fun children from all types of backgrounds in all shapes and colors. There are subtle messages tied to those less than well behaved such as Sally Spreen who spent the day chatting away, "Sally Spreen, the Beauty Queen. Gracie called her a talking machine. After school everyday Sally served time, cleaning the blackboards to pay for her crime." I truly loved the fun nature of the book that brought out all the silly things we do as children in school. The illustrations are amazing and after having reviews it for a library school assignment I purchased it to share with the children at my own library. -CP