My Special Day at Third Street School

My Special Day at Third Street School
by Eve Bunting
illustrated by Suzanne Bloom

This picture book, written in rhyming verse, tells of an authors visit to Third Street School. The children prepare the room for their special guest (Amanda Drake), and eagerly listen to her share about writing. When one student asks if she would write a book about their school, author Amanda Drake replies, "My goodness! What a great idea! When I go home I'll try it. If I can do a super job, a publisher may buy it." Finally, the end of the book reveals that this book, is the book about Third Street school.

The rhyming verse in this story is fun an clever. This would be a fun book to read to students to inspire writing in general, or maybe inspire some poetry exploration. I also enjoyed the illustrations in this book. The children and adults in this book represent a diverse population. The pictures include a nice mix of various races and genders. Even the author,Amanda Drake, has pink hair-"Amanda Drake is tall and thin. Her hair is streaked wit pink. It doesn't sound attractive, but it's nicer than you think."