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K-3
Illustrated by
Michael Emberley.
In this disorderly classroom, Adelaide annoys Bailey who blames Clyde, etc.; the pandemonium continues through Z, then Adelaide apologizes for starting it all. The students engage in refreshingly childlike actions, which add up to a whole lot of slapstick fun. Cartoon line art with watercolor expertly draws eyes across the pages while offering pictorial clues about what might happen next.