April Fool! Watch Out at School!

April Fool! Watch Out at School!
by, Diane DeGroat

In this story, Gilbert is excited that it is April Fool's Day, and has many plans to play tricks on his friends at school. But, when he is tricked over and over by his classmates, teacher, and even his mother, it starts to look like this will be Gilbert's worst April Fools Day ever. In the end though, he finds a clever way to fool Lewis, a classmate who has been bullying Gilbert all day long.

This is a fun little story, that I chose to read in honor of April Fools Day this week. The illustrations are particularly fun, and DeGroat has included hidden jokes and tricks within the illustrations on each page. For example, one illustrations depicts the friends playing kickball with a bowling ball. Another shows the numbers on the clock going background.