My Teacher My Friend

Hallinan, P. K. (2001). My teacher my friend. Nashville, TN: Ideals Pubilcations.

 My Teacher My Friend was written by P.K. Hallinan and published in September 2001. Hallinan is an award winning children's author. He has written many children's books. He is well known for the series of "My ... and I " books. He has won awards for many books including "The Kids Multicultural Cookbook." My Teacher My Friend is a very well written short story for children five and up. The book shows how a teacher help their students throughout the day. This book really stuck out to me after reading it because I plan on becoming a teacher one day. I hope that I can be just as good as a teacher as the one in this book is to her students.This short story is a rhyming book. This book is realistic fiction it has a good story that engages it's readers. The characters and the situations are realistic. The character grows and learns about himself and his teacher. The story shows a different view from the eyes of a child. As a teacher you could have your students write a short poem about what they like about their own teacher. The students can share their poems with the rest of the class if they wish too. The teacher could also ask the students what they like most about their own teacher or teachers that they have had. The teacher could also have the students draw a picture of their favorite part of the day with their teacher, (example like story time.) The students can share these pictures with the rest of the class if they would like too. The teacher could ask questions like what was there favorite part of the story? Have you had a teacher who did the things in this book for you? What are you feeling after reading this story? Why do you think the author choose to write in a rhyme? The illustrations in this story were wonderful.They reminded me of the characters from charlie brown. This was a very heartwarming book and I recommend this story to anyone planning on teaching at the elementary level.