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The Best School Year Ever

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The Best School Year Ever

By: Barbara Robinson
Narrated by: Elaine Stritch
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The Worst Kids in the History of the World!

When anything goes wrong at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, from the hexing of Bus Six to the mysterious disappearance of the kindergarten gerbil, it's sure to have a Herdman behind it. The Herdmans are more than famous, they're outlaws. They smoke cigars, lie, and set fire to things, and that's only when they bother to come to school! Then a school project forces the students to think of compliments for all their classmates, including the Herdmans. Is it possible that behind their outrageous pranks there may be something good about this crazy clan after all?

©2004 Barbara Robinson (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Social & Life Skills Comedy Funny Witty
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Critic reviews

"Readers...will enthusiastically welcome the return of the six cigar-smoking Herdman kids." (Publishers Weekly)

Hilarious Story • Engaging Narrative • Gravelly Voice • Wonderful Life Lessons • Timeless Appeal • Excellent Sequel
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What made the experience of listening to The Best School Year Ever the most enjoyable?

The Herdman's are back with this fun, hilarious classic about very spirited children coming to your school. It's like Amelia Bedelia for third and fourth graders. Their antics leave you laughing!

What about Elaine Stritch’s performance did you like?

Easy to listen too. Miss Stitch's voice is clear and full of merriment just like the Herdmans.

Any additional comments?

You must listen to at least one Herdman book before you die. Though written for third and fourth graders, add this to your bucket list!

Awesome and fun listen!

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Really funny and great narration. We laughed out loud many times. Wish the author had written more books. The Best Christmas pageant ever is also wonderful

Great listen with kids

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I love the Herdmans! The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson is so very funny and light-hearted. Perfect for relaxing. Very well -narrated.

I Love the Herdmans!!

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What a charming and funny story filled with redemption and perspective. Enjoyed every minute. The reader is wonderful! Excellent choice.

Road trip

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The person how narrated is so amazing it is such a good book I have listened to this story at least 5 times and I have heard all of the books they mare amazing to but this one is the best

Amazingly narrated

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I love this book. For the past few years I have been reading it over and over before bed. I love the character development of Imogene Herdman! As we journey through the story we can see how she masks her empathy, creativity, and kindness with a tough exterior. This is a great story for learning not to judge others who are different or who have harder lives than us.

An amazing display of writing ability

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This was a fun book that taught you to see the good in people in the most unusual way. My girls have listened to this story several times and giggle all the way through.

A funny way to paint a silver lining

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Sometimes the second book in a series isn’t as good, but Elaine captured the same spirit in this book that she captured in the Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Hilarious and amazing to me the ideas she came up with for the Herdmans to say and do!

Barbara delivers again!

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As the sequel to "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" this book brings us another story of the perpetually misbehaving Herdman children as told by Beth, one of the other children who goes to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School with the six of them. As a school assignment Beth has to find compliments for Imogene, compliments on her character, which needless to say, seems impossible at the beginning. The late actress Elaine Stretch lent her wonderfully gravelly voice to the story and made it even better.

Super story read very well

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i love this book! it super funny and engaging! read this if your the class clown just like me!

hilarious!!

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