Do kids like these? Seems kinda superficial to me, and earnest in the message that a good book will 'take you right into it' so to speak. But it's giggle-worthy, too.

Fun to spot the characters. Everyone will get Red Riding Hood; but how many will recognize Tom & Huck? On the back shelf are bonus titles [b:A Child's History of England|1775352|A Child's History of England|Charles Dickens|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348804562l/1775352._SX50_.jpg|49624] (by [a:Charles Dickens|239579|Charles Dickens|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1387078070p2/239579.jpg]!), [b:The Brownies: Their Book|3185763|The Brownies Their Book|Palmer Cox|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551562775l/3185763._SX50_.jpg|3218632] by [a:Palmer Cox|495164|Palmer Cox|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1317331889p2/495164.jpg], and [b:Drifting Around The World|27925390|Drifting Around The World|Charles Winslow Hall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677814529l/27925390._SY75_.jpg|16634489], by [a:Charles Winslow Hall|2041072|Charles Winslow Hall|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] (I think, if I got the right match). Odd choices... the only one I've even heard of is Cox's. ( )

Zack is ready for another boring school year ("Why would this year be any different from the last one?") when punk rock Miss Smith arrives to disrupt his expectations in the best way. When she reads aloud from her special storybook, the stories come alive - for real! But when Miss Smith is late one day and Principal Rittenrotten reads from the book instead, chaos breaks out. Can Zach and his classmates restore order before Miss Smith returns? A humorous ode to the power of stories.

See also: Dear Substitute; Louder, Lili!; Take Your Pet to School Day ( )

When the new teacher, Miss Smith, reads to her class, Zack and his classmates are amazed to find that the storybook characters come to life.

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When the new teacher, Miss Smith, reads to her class, Zack and his classmates are amazed to find that the storybook characters come to life.