Stier, Catherine What’s Bugging Nurse Penny 19 pgs. Albert Whitman & Company, 2013. $12.23. Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature
Content: G; Violence: G. PICTURE BOOK
Nurse Penny is a
unique school nurse who is much loved. One day she isn't quite herself and
decides to host an assembly. She admits she has lice, but its nothing to worry
about. Everything you might want to know from prevention to cures is detailed
in a light-hearted way. The illustrations are bright and interesting. This book
avoids being a purely informational as there is a fun main character and a
plot in which students worry about her and figure out a way to make her day.
Having recently
read a new book David Shannon, one my favorite author/illustrators, about lice,
which made my skin crawl, this one far exceeds it. I like the focus on the
prevention and great attitude about the preventable and treatable condition. A book of this nature is a must-have during
troubled times at school, buy and keep this book for just such an occasion.
EL (K-3) –ESSENTIAL
Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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