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The World's Best Class Plant is an engaging picture book that made me want to become a plant lady. Arlo is jealous of the other classes that have cool animals as their class pet, while his class just has a plant. Arlo's teacher whose name changes depending on Arlo's mood (i.e. Mr. Bummer, Mr. Boring) thinks a plant is exciting enough but Arlo and his classmates beg to differ. When the class decides to name the plant, things begin to change. The class agrees on the name Jerry. Naming the plant changes the students' attitude, and now they are excited to take care of Jerry. The whole school comes out to celebrate the plant, and makes class 109 so proud of their plant.


What I liked: The illustrations are adorable, and I love how diverse Arlo's class is. The book is a good balance of silly and heartwarming. It is touching to see how once the children become interested in Jerry, they want to learn more about the plant species to help their class plant flourish. Whenever a fiction book provides additional information about the topics discussed, I enjoy it. On the last pages of the book, different types of plants are shown and the environments in which they thrive are explained.


A fun and cute book for school-aged children, The World's Best Class Plant is a great read.