It’s almost summer vacation and most teachers are throwing parties for their students. But not Miss Irma Birmbaum. She’s the toughest teacher in town. Who else would give homework for the last day of school? The assignment is to be prepared for a surprise. Miss Birmbaum is secretly planning a party, but she has a cooking accident as she’s making the treats and suddenly begins to shrink. With lots of help from the students Miss Birmbaum finally returns to her usual size, and they all have the best end-of-school party ever.

A great book to use for the end of the year, since that is the time in which the story takes place. Older students will find the story of the shrinking teacher humorous and will intrest them in this story. A great way to use reading in a fun way.

I enjoyed this book because everyone thought she was mean, hard and didn't like kids. But in the end she turn out to be a fun loving teacher who threw her kids a party!