You Be Teacher - by Karla Clark (Hardcover)

About the Book

Karla Clark's You Be series continues with You Be Teacher, a humorous and tender story about educators and all they do for their students.

Book Synopsis

Karla Clark's You Be series continues with You Be Teacher, a humorous and tender story about educators and all they do for their students.

Teacher is simply too tired to be Teacher today! She taught the seasons, then got splattered with paint and smeared with glue. She even bandaged a student's boo-boo.

All this before noon?! This exhausted teacher playfully tries to convince her students to fill her shoes for the day so she can take a much-needed break.

In a story with notes of tenderness and some very relatable humor, a devoted teacher knows what really matters at the end of the day: the care and well-being of her students.

Now more than ever, we're aware of all that teachers do for us and future generations, receiving very little in return. You Be Teacher embodies the true giving nature of educators, with a heartfelt thank-you in its conclusion.

Review Quotes

"Be prepared to have fun when you enter Ms. C's room. Well-chosen rhymes throughout the story add to the spirited fun. It's clear that Ms. C loves her students, and they love her right back. She gives her students "an A for a job well done," and readers will give this book high marks for its energetic portrait of a fun-loving, compassionate classroom headed by a creative teacher. Brown-skinned Ms. C's small, racially diverse class includes a student who uses a wheelchair, one who relies on forearm crutches, and one wearing what appears to be noise-canceling headphones. A playful story championing a caring learning community that empowers all its members."--Kirkus

About the Author

Karla Clark writes fiction for adults and children, and picture books are her passion. Her mission is to create stories to help children become their best selves. Karla has published five picture books in the You Be series. She lives in Rockford, Illinois, with her husband and son, where she also creates paper collages and digital art.

Gabby Zapata is an artist from Los Angeles, California, of Mexican and Colombian descent. She is a character designer for both feature animation and television. She has worked for various studios, including Disney, Paramount, Nickelodeon, and Dreamworks.