I Remember Miss Perry

Title: I Remember Miss Perry
Author: Pat Brisson
Illustrator: Stephane Jorisch
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers

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Publication Date: 2006
Genre: Realistic Fiction/Picture Book
Audience: Gr. PreK-2
Overview: This sad book tells the story of a teacher working at a local skill who is killed in a car

accident on her way to school one morning. It goes through the process of students in her class seeing the principal upset and later being told the news while their parents stand close by. The children reminisce about the enjoyable times they had with teachers, accepting the fact she will never lead their class again.

Activity: This book could definitely be used specifically as an activity for a school after some kind of traumatic event, such as a death, occurs. It would help students to talk about what has happened and perhaps find the stronger message of 'remembering' those they have lost rather than dwelling on

their absence. I don't think it would necessarily be a good idea to use as an activity of having students then talk about a sad time in their lives, because that might bring an overflow of emotion from some students while others have no way of relating to that pain.
Reviewer's Name: Meghan O'Leary