Ms. Plum is a teacher at Springtime Elementary. The supply closet in her classroom holds many useful things, but it also holds something else...something mysterious. Join Ms. Plum's best class ever through a year of friendship, discoveries, and transformations! The students in Ms. Plum's third grade class learn a lot about each other and themselves in this allegory of growing up.The prologue of the book is a great way to entice third graders to continue reading. The Magical Ms. Plum is an outstanding addition to an independent reading shelf. While the chapters are a bit repetitive, readers are guaranteed to identify with the students in Ms. Plum's class. By the end of the book, readers will wonder what magical animal will follow them out of the supply closet. Though few, the illustrations help add to the mystery and humor of the journey through this third grade class. Working in a school, I have a chance to see the power of a good teacher to make a difference in the lives of his/her students. While I too try to make a difference, I only see each class once a week, so except for the avid readers who I see almost every day, I often don't know all the challenges that students struggle with, both personal and familial. This light read involves students facing up to and learning from their weaknesses through the use of a magical closet and its magical inhabitants. I wish I had such a closet, sigh. I appreciated that it wasn't just the students who learned from the animals, but also Ms. Plum. As a teacher, I feel it is important to keep learning every day. I plan to use this book with my third grade classes as a discussion starter about behavior and how we can help each other be better.
What do You think about The Magical Ms. Plum (2009)?
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle! This book would totally go on a Mrs. Piggle Wiggle a-like list :).
—poloman100
I read this book in the 3rd grade and it was my caprice book by far!
—deedee
