How to Get Your Teacher Ready

“You’re ready for the first day of school. But what about your teacher?” Having previously explored how to take care of moms, dads, and grandparents, Reagan and Wildish zip readers through a school year’s worth of advice, from making sure that one’s teacher is prepared for school picture day (“Remind your teacher, ‘No messy snacks’ ”) to handing her a favorite book to read when things don’t go as planned. Wildish’s vivid palette and cast of round-headed kids and adults emphasize the chaos and camaraderie of the classroom, and Reagan’s enthusiastic narrative essentially makes school feel like one big party. Ages 4–8. [em]Author’s agent: Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Vicki Willden-Lebrecht, Bright Literary. (July) [/em]