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It's the day before Halloween, and goblins, princesses, and Jedi have taken over the school. Every classroom is out of control as fifth-grade monsters pretend to eat a group of younger students and princesses hide in the bathroom to compare costumes. The teachers are fighting to maintain control, but the pre-Halloween celebrations aren't the worst of it. On Halloween Day, there is the annual student parade where students dress up, and ghosts, ghouls, fairies, and pirates take over the school completely. It's mayhem across the school this year, and the teachers are in for the biggest trick-or-treat of their careers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1413723 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-22
• Released on: 2008-07-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .40" h x 8.50" w x 11.00" l, .90 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From the Publisher
Praise for LOVE THE BABY By Steven L. Layne

"Steven Layne is one of our favorite teachers--and authors . . . Love the Baby is a clever take on sibling jealously when a new baby comes home."
--Teaching K-8

"Layne's take on the familiar theme is sweet and direct enough even for very young children to grasp . . . The pictures, which are filled edge to edge with energetic bunny figures in broad, swirling strokes and pencil cross-hatching, pair nicely with the straightforward text, giving it a zesty layer of humor."
--Booklist

"This story could well become a favorite for children who are grappling with accepting a new baby into the family."
--School Library Journal

"Layne cleverly revisits all those special somethings . . . Hoyt's jealous bunny boy should get an Oscar; his righteous suffering comes across in a full range of grimaces, scowls, and pouts."
--dadtalk.com

"Especially comical text and illustration keep this book fresh."
--PlanetEsme.com

"An emotional spot-on choice for new big brothers and sisters."
--Cynthia Leitich Smith, award-winning children's author and educator, cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com

Praise for THE TEACHERS' NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Steven L. Layne

"Favorite teachers in your life . . . should get a kick out of this playful romp with a heartfelt ending."
--Review of Texas Books

"Teachers, and students and parents will laugh out loud at this parody of the frenetic pace of holiday happenings at schools."
--Copley News Service

"Delights teachers and students everywhere."
--The Weekly of West Central Indiana

"Layne's love for teachers and teaching is evidenced in this affectionate and whimsical adaptation."
--Dayton Daily News

"Delightful illustrations humorously depict classrooms descending into chaos as Christmas draws near."
--World

"Funny on every page and fun to read."
--The Roanoke Times

From the Inside Flap
Halloween is the one day of the entire school year that teachers dread most, and this year, the students have started celebrating a day early. Cupcake icing is smeared all over a third-grade classroom, and everyone is preparing for the annual Halloween Day parade. With princesses running a tiara trade ring in the girls' bathroom and a laser sword battle among fourth-grade space rangers, the teachers are quickly losing control of the school to Halloween spirit. When a group of fifth-grade monsters tie up two first-graders and prepare to eat them, the teachers are ready to call it quits, but the principal insists on perfect teacher attendance on October 31. It looks like this year's Halloween will be more trick than treat. It's up to the students and their parents to show the teachers a new kind of Halloween and give them a holiday treat they'll never forget. [Back Flap] Steven L. Layne serves as director of the Master of Education in Literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he is also an associate professor of education and literature. Dr. Layne's collection of Pelican books includes several titles in the signature Night Before Christmas Series, including Preacher's Night Before Christmas, The Teachers' Night Before Christmas, and The Principal's Night Before Christmas. He is also the author of the gift books Verses for Dad's Heart and Verses for Mom's Heart and two young-adult thrillers, This Side of Paradise and Mergers. This is Layne's second picture book collaboration with illustrator Ard Hoyt, the first being the widely successful Love the Baby. Layne lives with his wife and their four children in Illinois. Born in Temple, Texas, Ard Hoyt is the illustrator of nine picture books, including the New York Times bestseller I'm a Manatee, by John Lithgow, and Steven Layne's Love the Baby. Hoyt lives in Arkansas with his wife and five daughters.

About the Author
Steven L. Layne is a professor of literacy education at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he teaches courses in children's literature and directs the university's Master of Education in Literacy program. His contributions to the fields of educational research, teaching, and writing have received recognition from such organizations as the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association.

Born in Temple, Texas, Ard Hoyt is the illustrator of nine picture books, including the New York Times bestseller I'm a Manatee, by John Lithgow. He also illustrated Stephen Layne's "Love the Baby" and "Teachers' Night Before Halloween."