Sick Day Jitters is a fun story about what happens when the teacher is sick and no substitute teacher shows up. There are a lot of adults in the building, so the principal asks different people to step in and teach Mrs. Harwell's class while she is home sick. Each period, one of the students writes a message to their teacher telling her who taught them and what happened. Throughout the day Mrs. Hartwell reads the messages and gets a bit better, until she writes a message to her class saying she feels better and will be back the next day, but telling the students that they are lucky so many talented people stepped in. We enjoyed this book and I had the kids guess what subject or job the adult did based on how and what they taught, then we read the book with no interruptions, but lots of laughs. They then made up stories about what the teachers in their school might do with them if that happened. We loved the illustrations and shared what we saw and liked. This is one that we would read again. I recommend this one, especially to class libraries. There are 6 books in the jitters series and we have only read one other, but will look for the others.

What happens when a teacher is sick? Sick Day Jitters tells us just that. The teacher, Mrs Hartwell, woke up sick and called out for the day. The book goes through the student's reactions of their teacher not being there. Part of the story is told through messages the students are texting the teacher. The student's talk about all the things that were different than when their classroom teacher was there. This could be a helpful book for teachers preparing for a sub and discussing expectations.

I enjoyed reading this book. A classroom gets a shock when their teacher ends up calling out sick for the day. When the substitute doesn’t show, these kids aren’t sure what to do. Luckily some of the other faculty help out, and the day moves along just fine. The illustrations are stunning and do a great job helping move this story along. Most kids will have a good time reading this book.

If you are familiar with First Day Jitters, Mrs. Hartwell is back! This time she's sick and has to stay home. Unfortunately, her substitute teacher didn't show up and other teachers in the school had to pitch in throughout the day to cover her class.
When schools re-opened, myself and my colleagues were frequently pulled from our positions (librarian, ESL teacher, music teacher, etc.) to fill-in as substitute teachers for unfilled absences. I recall seeing students write posts to their sick teacher in their virtual classroom, too! I'm ready to share this book and have a laugh with my fellow support/specials teachers!
This is a great book to assign to a substitute teacher a là Miss Nelson is Missing!
We have several copies of First Day Jitters and now after reading Sick Day Jitters, I look forward to reading the rest of the series!
Thank you, NetGalley and Charlesbridge, for providing me an e-copy of this book for an honest review!

I love books with not much to read, and a lot of pictures! This one is great, with author talked as some of the students and teachers like in messenger group. So fun, and entertaining too, The illustration are great, and the messages are funny and amusing too. A nice read on sick days or healthy days.

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As a lover of First Day Jitters and Last Day Blues, I was very excited to be given the opportunity to read an ARC of Sick Day Jitters. Every page of this book hit the mark for what it is like for a teacher to call out sick. I loved the modern additions of technology to help maintain the attention of young readers. The stories the students messaged Mrs. Hartwell sound exactly like stories I would hear from my own students when I would return to the classroom after missing a day of school. I would 100% assign this book for a sub to read to my class and see what they would write about their day with a substitute teacher. This is for sure going to be another classroom staple for teachers everywhere.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher and all opinions expressed are entirely my own.

This is the cutest little book about a sick day at a school. This book follows a group of students at a school whose teacher misses school. Their substitute teacher follows to show up and everyone works together. The book highlights the importance of taking care of self, of caring for others and what a day off from school means, Loved the lesson and the story behind.

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Sick Day Jitters is the latest installment from Julie Danneberg & Judy Love in the “Everyone Gets The Jitters Sometimes” series. True to form, it follows Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell as she calls in sick from school and the chaos that ensues with her class when she isn’t at the helm.

I like the update to the idea that there is a classroom website where students can leave messages for “Mrs. H” and the illustration showing these messages as the only text to accompany the illustration demonstrate that the publisher is understanding (or at least trying to understand) their audience. It also creates some great opportunities for information literacy lessons.

However, as an educator, I find it troublesome that this book seems to perpetuate a the trope of the “misbehaving class when the teacher is away.” Is this really all we expect from our students? When we have guest educators in our classrooms, the expectation is that they are treated with the highest respect (as you would a respected guest in your home). While that isn’t necessarily a story that’s fun, amusing, or silly (in keeping with this series), it’s a message I’d rather see magnified.

To that end, I do appreciate that the story acknowledges the difficulties of having a disruptive day, the stress that causes on all sides, how staff members all pitched in to help, and that authentic writing was a smart follow up lesson plan.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I feel as though someone watched my sick day and wrote a book!
It's such a fun story that I think most teachers and students (hopefully) can relate to.

I must applaud the illustrations by Judy Love. They are fantastic and unbelievably fun.

Great book

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A delightful entry in this series. Danneberg captures exactly what a sick day can be like if the teacher is not there. When a sub can't be found, the rest of the staff steps up to help with pieces of the day. Readers see the story through the emails the students send Mrs. Hartwell as the day progresses. We see the contrast between Mrs. Hartwell resting and getting better and the various antics and learning experiences the class has. I love the illustration toward the end when readers see how many messages have come in for Mrs. Hartwell that day. The detailed illustrations bring readers in to be part of the fun at school and part of the rest and relaxation at home. A definite addition to libraries.

This book is a great addition to the series! It gives students insight into what their teacher is doing when they are out sick, and also shows the chaos to might happen in a school if there is no substitute for her!I like how the students show their care and concern for their teacher throughout and the illustrstions imply that their notes and suggestions are what help her to feel better.

Love the original in the series. This one fell a little short. Although, I do like the kids perspectives on what they thought she 2as doing while sick!

I really did not care for this book. It's not completely terrible, just not one I would add to my library collection. I think the creators should have stuck with the original and not worried about the others.

I just discovered that Sick Day Jitters is part of an entire series – and I absolutely can NOT wait to read my little grand, the rest of the series!! Poor Mrs. Hartwell is sick and is staying home from school, no substitute teacher can be found so all the other teachers step up to cover her class. Her kids keep her up to date throughout the day with lots and lots (and lots) of texts. I loved this book – the illustrations are phenomenal, and it literally made me laugh out loud!! This is a great book to add to a child’s or a classroom library! A digital copy of Sick Day Jitters was provided by NetGalley and Julie Danneberg in exchange for an honest review.

I love this series and love this new addition! It is a great book to read to a child especially if they are sick. I can't wait to see this one fly off the shelf as much as the others!

Sick Day Jitters is the adorable story of a teacher who gets sick, and all the messages her kids send her during the day to cheer her up. They give her lots of advice and good wishes, and they give her updates throughout the day about how their crazy day is going with all the substitute activities and teachers!

This book is hilariously funny. I loved every page!! The illustrations are loads of fun, too! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this advanced review copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest review on the book!

Sick Dary Jitters reminded me of a modern Dear Mrs. LaRue. The story follows a teacher who is out sick and her students messages throughout the day. I love epistolary fiction especially when it is aimed at a younger audience. It just adds this new element into a book that makes it feel more engaging. It also can help trick kids who don't like to read into forgetting that they are actually reading a story. I had so much fun reading all the messages and seeing the chaos that occured as a result of the teacher being out for the day. And while I hadn't previously known about it, I look forward to reading more in the series.


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I thought this version was super cute! I loves how the kids were sending her messages through the teacher portal.
It was very touching to see how much they missed their teacher.

It was a cute book! I would recommend this for teachers to share with their students! I loved the ending and it shows children to not only be thankful for their teachers but also for the people that come in and help out if a teacher can not make it in!

Definitely an interesting and cute book told by the students via text messages to their sick teacher. I wanted to read this to my nieces and they absolutely loved it. It says a lot about a book if it can keep the attention of second graders.

5 stars

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