Title: The Principal from the Black Lagoon
Author: Mike Thaler
Illustrator: Jared Lee
Publisher: Scholastic
Genre: Children, picture book
Age level: 4-8
Themes: Anxiety about unknown situations, accepting consequences, rumors
Synopsis: It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon... Hubie has been sent to the principal's office, and he's scared! Does Mrs. Green really feed kids to the alligator she keeps in her office? Does she really keep kids locked in cages under her desk? Will Hubie be able to hear kids screaming for help from down the hall? Anticipation turns a trip to the principal's office into a playfully frightening adventure!
Synopsis: It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon... Hubie has been sent to the principal's office, and he's scared! Does Mrs. Green really feed kids to the alligator she keeps in her office? Does she really keep kids locked in cages under her desk? Will Hubie be able to hear kids screaming for help from down the hall? Anticipation turns a trip to the principal's office into a playfully frightening adventure!
About the author: Known as the Riddle King of America, Mike Thaler is the author of the popular Black Lagoon books and the Heaven and Mirth series. He was born in Los Angeles and started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults. A children's book editor saw one of his cartoons in a national magazine and encouraged him to try writing for children. Mike has had over 220 books published, and is considered one of the most creative forces in children's literature. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Patty, and travels nationally, speaking in schools, libraries, and churches.
Pre-reading activities: Asking the students what they think the book is about from looking at the pictures throughout the books. Predict if they think the principal is really as bad as the book claims she is.
Post-reading activities: The students can write about and discuss a time they have been nervous to face the principal, whether it was because they were in trouble or for another reason. They can also talk about how they felt and what the principal was going to say/do.
Reflection: I read this book while student teaching in 2nd grade as a read aloud to the students, and I loved watching their reactions to the pictures as I read to them. I was asking them questions throughout the book if they thought the principal of the school was like that and what he would say or do if they got in trouble.
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