A Fine, Fine School

Last updated Monday, July 1, 2002

Author: Sharon Creech
Illustrator: Harry Bliss
Date of Publication: 2001
ISBN: 006027736X
Grade Level: 4th Grade
Date(s) Used: Jul. 2002

Synopsis: (from the publisher) One day, Mr. Keene called all the students and teachers together and said, "This is a fine, fine school! From now on, let's have school on Saturdays too." It's up to Tillie to show her well-intentioned principal, Mr. Keene, that even though his fine, fine school is a wonderful place, it's not fine, fine to be there all the time. Newbery Medal-winning author Sharon Creech and celebrated New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss team up in this charming and hilarious book about what happens when the love of learning goes a bit too far.

Craft ideas:

• Design your own book bag like the ones in the book.
• What do you "learn" to do on weekends, holidays, and summers? Draw!
• Make a mini-book, like the ones in the book, of your favorite school things.