School is Fun

By Amy Zice

School is Fun is the perfect book for children aged 9-14 years, as well as teachers.

Enjoy the laugh-out-loud misadventuresof Dep, his family and the teachers at Acorn School. Meet scary and crazy characters such as the Inspector and Ms Robot.

Find out why children should not have pet snakes and teachers should not have beards.

Read what some readers had to say:

When I read this book to my granddaughter, I laughed so much my false teeth fell out! - Mrs Potty

A must for all teachers. It gives super tips on what NOT to do in class for all teachers - Mrs Trots

The amusing misadventures remind me of the fun times I had at school - Mr Sparks

• Language: English
• Publisher: ALS Learning
• Release date: Sep 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393450450

Book preview

Intruder Alert

Mum, Dep’s mother, was in the kitchen preparing breakfast.

She shouted upstairs, HURRY UP! It’s 8 o’clock. You’ll be LATE for school!

Dad groaned, Just five more minutes. I had too much marking to do last night.

Mum replied unsympathetically, Get downstairs, NOW!

Dad stumbled groggily downstairs like a drunken sailor.

MEOW! snarled Zat the cat, as Dad stepped on his tail.

Then Dad tripped over a huge pile of 90 homework books neatly piled on the stairs. Oh no! he yelled as he fell headlong down the stairs. Ouch! went Dad, as he landed on top of Mum’s favourite spiky cactus at the bottom of the stairs.

Who put my homework books on the stairs? moaned Dad.

You did, silly sausage, retorted Mum.

Then he noticed the crumpled, spikeless cactus lying helplessly on the floor like a stranded porcupine whale. He batted and bent it back into shape. It doesn’t look too bad, said Dad hopefully.

After dusting himself down, Dad sat down at the breakfast table. He looked gloomily at his breakfast. Look at the bags under my eyes!

Mum chuckled, I could put my weekly shop in your eye bags.

Dep, as usual, came to Dad’s rescue, Why not grow a beard? Store your breakfast in your whiskers!

Wow! That’s a good idea, Dep. I’ll increase your pocket money.

Dep’s eyes lit up at this good news.

Dad continued, I’ll give you an extra 5p per week!

Then Mum butted in laughing, Last time you tried to grow a beard, you looked like a goat!

Okay, I’ll buy a fake beard, said Dad.

The next morning, Dad jumped excitedly out of his pyjamas into his clothes. Then he carefully glued a huge black beard, from a joke shop, on his face.

Mum, Dep and Bella (Dep’s five-year-old sister) laughed at the sight. Dad looked like a crazy, ruthless pirate!

Bella joked, Where’s your parrot, Dad?

Bob the dog barked loyally to show that he liked the joke.

I don’t need a talking parrot. I’ve got you, Bella, quipped Dad.

Then Dad proceeded to carefully pack corn flakes, toast, milk, and sausages in his beard! He smiled proudly as his long, pointed tongue poked through his whiskers to reach a piece of toast. It tastes better this way!

YUCK! went Bella and Mum.

Dad (a teacher) drove to Acorn School in high spirits because he would be early for once. Sadly for Dad, a security van had crashed on his route. Money fluttered like pretty butterflies across the road. Dozens of motorists abandoned their cars to scoop up the money like worker ants.

Dad pushed and shoved people out of the way as he grabbed a huge pile of notes. Then a helicopter hovered above the milling crowd. People shouted, Argh! as they were sprayed with blue dye from the helicopter. Dad’s beard turned bright blue!

DING, DING, DING filled the air