Rescuing Mrs. Birdley

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Illustrated by emma reynolds

In this wildly charming and fantastically imaginative story by the New York Times bestselling author Aaron Reynolds, a young animal expert knows just what to do when she spots her teacher in the wild.

Miranda Montgomery is an animal expert.  Mrs. Birdley is a teacher. And it doesn’t take an animal expert to know that the natural habitat of a teacher…is a classroom.

So when Mrs. Birdley is spotted in the wild, roaming, of all places, agrocery store, Miranda knows just what to do: she must use her brain, her guts, and her extensive animal knowledge to rescue Mrs. Birdley—at any cost!

This delightfully over-the-top picture book, illustrated by newcomer Emma Reynolds, explores the weirdness of seeing a teacher outside of school and will have young readers laughing out loud every time they read it.

“Reynolds, award-winning author of Creepy Carrots!, has delivered another gem. Children will relish Miranda’s outrageous traps and the poor unsuspecting adults who are snared in them. A definite purchase for all children’s collections and an easy choice for a read-aloud.” 

— School Library Journal, starred review

“A fun story for all the kids who think their teachers live at school, because where else would they live?”

— Kirkus Reviews

“Aaron Reynolds' tongue-in-cheek text cleverly exploits the trope that educators have no life beyond the school.”

— Booklist