The Spelling Bee Before Recess

I know not all schools do Spelling Bees. Ours happens to so it is fun to see a book that celebrates spelling! "The Spelling Bee Before Recess" by Deborah Lee Rose is fun romp through words and rhymes.  The "Slugger" is one of the two finalists and has a battle on his hands. Smart Ruby is matching his spelling word for word.

"We spelled  reindeer and rumpus

 and llama and laugh.
Echo and gecko
 and ghost and giraffe.
The sweat from my armpits
 was starting to show,
while Ruby looked cooler
than new-fallen snow."

I am not going to tell you who wins but when the loser is bemoaning the fact they lost the Librarian makes it (almost) better by saying...

"So in spelling (and life)
if you want to succeed,
the best things of all you can do
is to READ."

How could I not love this book!