Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook

Illustrated by Michael Garland
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When Zack meets his second-grade teacher, Miss Smith, he can tell right away that her class will be different.  But he has no idea just how different it will be!  Miss Smith has a knack for telling tales when she reads from her incredible book,  the stories literally spring to life!  Then one day Miss Smith is late for school.  The principal takes over and things get out of hand.  The classroom is swarming with storybook characters from princesses to pirates to the three little pigs?  All it takes is one spectacular teacher.
Michael Garland is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of more than 30 children’s books, including Americana Adventure and Miss Smith and the Haunted Library. His Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook won the California and Delaware State Reading Awards. He lives in Patterson, New York, with his wife and their three children. View titles by Michael Garland

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When Zack meets his second-grade teacher, Miss Smith, he can tell right away that her class will be different.  But he has no idea just how different it will be!  Miss Smith has a knack for telling tales when she reads from her incredible book,  the stories literally spring to life!  Then one day Miss Smith is late for school.  The principal takes over and things get out of hand.  The classroom is swarming with storybook characters from princesses to pirates to the three little pigs?  All it takes is one spectacular teacher.

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Michael Garland is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of more than 30 children’s books, including Americana Adventure and Miss Smith and the Haunted Library. His Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook won the California and Delaware State Reading Awards. He lives in Patterson, New York, with his wife and their three children. View titles by Michael Garland

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