Substitute Creacher [Hardcover]

The troublemaking students of Ms. Jenkins' class arrive at school one day to discover a substitutecreacherhas come to put a stop to their monkey business! He regales them with mind-boggling stories about his former students who didn't follow the rules: Keith the glue-eater, Zach the daydreamer, and Hank the prankster, to name a few. But even this multi-tentacled, yellow-spotted, one-eyed monster's cautionary tales about the consequences of mischief-making can't seem to change the students' wicked ways until he reveals the spookiest and most surprising story of all: his own.

Chris Gall's vibrant artwork leaps off the page with a dynamic comic book aesthetic that will grab both parents and monster-loving kids!Chris Gall is the award-winning author and illustrator ofRevenge of the Dinotrux,Substitute Creacher,Dear Fish,There's Nothing to Do on Mars, andDinotrux, aPublishers WeeklyBest Children's Book of 2009. His books have received numerous starred reviews and awards including a Borders Original Voices Book for 2006 forDear Fishand aKirkusBest Children's Book for 2008 forThere's Nothing to Do on Mars. Chris has won a multitude of awards from organizations like the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine, and is also the illustrator ofAmerica the Beautiful, aPublishers WeeklyBest Children's Book of 2004. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewBooklist, starred review Explosive, cinematic panels; retro Ben-Day dot patterns allude to classic funnies. Publishers Weekly Colorful and catchy... [a] gleeful cautionary tale. lS“