Miss Daisy Is Crazy!
The teacher’s apparent helplessness turns reluctant students into the people who hold useful knowledge.
Miss Daisy Is Crazy! by Dan Gutman is estimated to take about 59.5 minutes to read aloud (6,420 words, 4 sentences a spread). Best for ages 6-8.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 59.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 6,420Word count
- Sentences per spread
- 4Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 3/5holds up
- Vocabulary level
- 3/5a few new words
- Best for
- Ages 6-8Age range
Our review
A.J. encounters a second-grade teacher who appears unable to add, subtract, read, or write. The reversal places the adult in the position of confused learner and gives the children an unusual reason to participate in class.
This is best for readers who enjoy broad school comedy and the fantasy of knowing more than the teacher. Its distinctive hook is not merely a mischievous student, but a classroom where ordinary authority and competence seem completely inverted. Big Nate makes repeated discipline look like personal triumph; Miss Daisy makes students appear more capable than the adult in charge.
Before you buy it
The humor repeatedly calls a teacher unintelligent, so adults may want to discuss the exaggeration rather than treat it as realistic school behavior.
Themes
- school
- teachers
- silly
- friendship
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