Stanley at School

by Linda Bailey

Overview

Stanley knows school is for kids, not dogs. But every day he grows more and more curious. What did the kids do in that school all day? Stanley rounds up his pals from the dog park to take a closer look. Will they find the answers they’re looking for? One thing is for certain: School + Stanley = TROUBLE!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781525309748
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Series:	Stanley
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	77 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Linda Bailey is an award-winning author of many books for children, including the Stanley series, If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur and If Kids Ruled the World. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.;Bill Slavin is an award-winning children’s book illustrator of over 100 books. His works include the Stanley series, Drumheller Dinosaur Dance and The Farm Team. He lives in Millbrook, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

2015-05-12
Stanley's curiosity this time leads him to find out what all the kids do in school every day. Tired of being left outside all the time, Stanley, Gassy Jack, Alice, and Nutsy (each dog's personality masterfully captured by Slavin) team up to take on the school. They figure out how to open the huge door, conquer their fears of the school's great size, and then glory in its delights—the lunches, the kids, running through the hallways and all kinds of places familiar to students everywhere—until they run into a room with no exit and the "toppest dog" of all: the principal (depicted as a no-nonsense black woman). But the fierce-looking administrator just pats the dogs' heads kindly and then orders them out the door. And the following day, the four friends (and all the dogs they've blabbed to) are waiting when the school doors open at the end of the day—because kids are almost as much fun as dogs, and school isn't far behind. Slavin's illustrations are a delight, from the dogs' revels and the kids' excitement to the postures and facial expressions of the dogs as they await the principal's judgment. The kids are depicted with a range of skin colors and hair textures, and at least one child is in a wheelchair. Here's hoping readers feel the same way about school as Stanley does; even if they don't, though, they are sure to laugh at the dogs' adventures. Where will they end up next? (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews