There Once Was a Very Odd School

By Stephen Krensky

Just in time for back-to-school book bags, here is a collection of limericks about a very unusual school. From the superjock who is so shy he can barely say hello to the weird teacher whose students are mysteriously turning into statues, readers will laugh themselves silly at all the fun that makes up one very odd school year.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525469745
• ISBN13: 9780525469742
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 20.0" x 0.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten and higher

Customer Reviews

There Once Was a Very Odd School

This clever rhyming book is full of delightful laughter and brings a new twist to sometimes monotonous school experiences. The book's bright and colorful illustration adds to the silliness that author Stephen Krensky depicts in his limericks. The focus of the book is on goofy things that kids often dream up, such as a never ending recess or the mystery food served in the cafeteria. This is a great book for adding humor to any classroom reading experience.

There Once Was a Very Odd School

I thought this book was very funny. I thought its use of limericks was a very good way to get information across. It not only provided the reader with some laughs, it would also provide the audience some good laughs as well. There is some realism in this book, but it always keeps you on your toes. The illustrations went well the book. They go along with the humor. I enjoiyed this book thoroughly.

Good Book to Read Aloud

There Once was a Very Odd School and Other Lunch Box Limericks is actually a really funny book that needs to be read aloud. The book is full of limericks that talk about school, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Some of the limericks are realistic, like the one about the shy boy at school who is only outspoken during guym. Others are very fictional, like the one about the teacher from another planet who turns students into statues. While the book is not organized in any particular way, the poems are still humorous and would be fun to read all at once, or individually.

There once was a very odd school

There once was a very odd school. Written by Stephen Krensky, Illustrated by Tamara Petrosino. As a parent of two young children and a teacher in training. I really liked this book. The pages were well done and creative. I liked the rhyming that Stephen Krensky placed into the story. The story has indidvual rhymes that are short and fun, but all are related to school. I can understand why this book received the "Childrens Choice" award. I recommend this book not only to children, but to parents and teachers as well.