With a fresh voice and an engaging, hamster's-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Betty G. Birney's Humphrey will elicit laughter and a new appreciation for classroom hamsters everywhere.

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Mr. Morales tried to quiet them down. He explained that I was a guest for the weekend and they had to treat me with respect. Mrs. Brisbane looked surprised. She reached over and patted Sayeh's arm. "I won't send a note now ... if you'll promise to try." Betty G. Birney has written episodes for numerous children’s television shows, including The New Adventures of Madeleine, Doug,and Bobby’s World,as well as after-school specials and a television movie, Mary Christmas.She has won many awards for her television work, including an Emmy, three Humanitas Prizes, and a Writers Guild of America award. In addition to the Humphrey books, she is the author of The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springsand The Princess and the Peabodys. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Betty lives in Los Angeles with her husband, an actor.I was about ready to fling open the door of my cage and escape when the door opened and in walked the principal, Mr. Morales. breezy, well-crafted first novel ... Humphrey's matter-of-fact, table-level view of the world is alternately silly and profound and Birney captures his unique blend of innocence and earnestness from the start. Given the perky protagonist and chipper delivery, middle-grade readers are sure to savor this classroom caper." Ha-ha! Suddenly, there's a smile on your face!" Aldobeamed with pride. "Now I'll clean this room real fast so we can eat our dinner together." Aldo stopped. "I hate to leave you in the dark. But if I don't turn off the lights, I could lose my job."

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And since you are an intelligent hamster who is going to school, I have a present for you, Humphrey," she said.So I’ve got news for Mrs. Brisbane: If I've got to go, it will be when and where I decide to go. Not her.

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TIP FOUR: Never, ever squeeze, pinch or crush a hamster. If it runs away, squeals or mutters, leave the hamster alone. While I didn't feel like anything groundbreaking was done with this book, I feel glad it exists---wholesome, relatable, AGE-APPROPRIATE fiction in the midst of all of the sarcastic, snarky, and rough books popular today.Through this first-person narrative from the perspective of a classroom pet, young readers will see that first impressions are not always accurate; that people are multifaceted, and you can't really understand a person until you see all aspects of his/her life; that sometimes, when people have problems, it takes an outsider - like Humphrey! - to open their eyes to a solution. Mrs. Brisbane was sure hard to figure out. She hadn'tbeen mean to Sayeh at all. She just did what a teacher is supposed to do.