• Age: 3 to 7
• Grade: p to 2

A heartwarming story about the incredible bond that children have with their teachers.

Stella loves everything about being in Ms. Carter's class, and she worries that no new teacher could know that she needs help tying her shoelaces, or that she only likes to read books from the blue bin because they have more pictures. So Stella writes the principal a letter, with tips for training a new teacher to be just like Ms. Carter When Stella meets the new teacher for the first time, he's not like Ms. Carter at all — but Stella can't believe how much he knows! Maybe the rest of the year won't be so bad after all?

With expressive illustrations and a touch of humour, this clever picture book is a perfect antidote to children's anxiety about change.

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Les livres de Nancy Wilcox Richards sont largement
inspirés de ses expériences d'enseignante. Nancy aborde des thèmes qui
touchent particulièrement les jeunes du niveau primaire comme
l'intimidation, l'amitié ou l'entraide. Nancy habite en Nouvelle-Écosse.

Nancy Wilcox Richards taught elementary school for a number of years. She is the author of How to Tame a Bully, How To Outplay A Bully, How to Handle a Bully, How to Be a Friend and How to Fix a Lie, as well as the Farmer Joe series of picture books and We're All Friends Here. All are published by Scholastic Canada Ltd. She lives in Hebbville, Nova Scotia.

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• Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre
• Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year