In Cole Calmenson's Teacher's Pets , Kate and Lucie are best friends who love, love, love DOGS. But just because they can't have dogs of their own doesn't mean they can't MAGICALLY turn into them! The FURRY ADVENTURES continue in this CHARMING series when Kate and Lucie find a substitute teacher in their class. Mr. Z makes goofy jokes and has the class going hog wild as he teaches about animal communication. At the same time, mean Darleen makes fun of Kate and Lucie's friendship. Luckily, once Kate and Lucie slap HIGH FIVES and say the special words, they turn into dogs and find a way to save the day. They even make a new friend in the process! “Bouncy, rhyming verse and an innovative cast of characters give this counting book zip. . . . Only after many rereadings will little ones get their fill.” ― Publishers Weekly on Dinner at the Panda Palace “Rosie's real-life adventures make for one of the outstanding nonfiction titles of the year.” ― Smithsonian Magazine on Rosie: A Visiting Dog's Story “Required reading for every dog lover!” ― Lisa Von Drasek, Children's Librarian at Bank Street College, on May I Pet Your Dog? Stephanie Calmenson is the author of over 100 books for children, which have been called “marvelous” ( Publishers Weekly ), “lyrical” and “hilarious” ( School Library Journal ), and “sweet, funny, and right on the mark” ( Booklist ). Before turning to writing, Stephanie was an early childhood teacher, a children's book editor, and Editorial Director of the Parents Magazine Press Read-Aloud Book Club. She lives in New York with her husband, Mark, and their dachshund, Harry. Joanna Cole, author of a wide range of highly acclaimed books, including How You Were Born , is best known for her popular Magic School Bus series. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Phil, and their two guinea pigs, Chuck and Wee Chuck. Heather Ross is the creator of Crafty Chloe and the illustrator of many books including Iva Honeysuckle Discovers the World and Mo Wren, Lost and Found . She lives in New York with her family. Teacher's Pets Ready, Set, Dogs! By Stephanie Calmenson, Joanna Cole, Heather Ross Henry Holt and Company Copyright © 2014 Stephanie Calmenson and Joanna Cole All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-250-05705-1 Contents Title Page, Copyright Notice, Dedication, 1. Wake Up!, 2. Chompy Chips, 3. Har-Har-Har!, 4. Birds Peck, Cats Hiss, 5. Snip! Snip!, 6. Hoots and Howls, 7. Dancing Dogs, 8. May We Be Excused?, 9. Teacher's Pets, 10. Two Dogs, Three Cats ..., 11. Homework Helpers, 12. Cat Show Catastrophe, 13. The Getaway!, 14. Double Date, Woof-Ha-Ha! Dog Funnies, Is Your Reading Teacher a Dog?, My Dog's Smile by Stephanie Calmenson, Wacky Teachers, Wacky Dog by Joanna Cole, About the Authors, Copyright, CHAPTER 1 Wake Up! Crash! Bang! The sound of thunder came booming from Kate Farber's radio. That got Kate up fast. "Just kidding about the thunder," said Amos-on-the- Airwaves. "There's not a cloud in our beautiful Tuckertown sky." Amos liked to keep his listeners laughing. Kate grabbed her glasses from the night table and put them on. Her tan frames looked great with her dark brown hair and her freckles. Then she grabbed her phone. It was right next to where her glasses had been. Kate was neat. She liked to know where her things were and lined them up in straight rows. Kate was also a sensible girl. On school days, she made sure to call her best friend, Lucie Lopez. Without Kate's wake-up call, Lucie would be late every day. Kate speed-dialed Lucie's number. She knew the special dog-bark ring that would be waking her friend. They both had the same ring. Arfa-arf! Lucie and Kate loved dogs, and each wished she could have one. But they lived right next door to each other in garden apartments where the rule was NO DOGS ALLOWED. So instead of real dogs, Kate and Lucie had sheets and pajamas with dogs on them. They had socks and underwear with dogs on them. Kate had knickknack shelves with little glass dogs. Of course, they were lined up in neat rows. Lucie had a collection of stuffed dogs scattered all over her room. Lucie was as messy as Kate was neat. She also had piles of dog books. She had read every single one, so she knew a lot about dogs. Arfa-arf! Lucie's phone was ringing for the third time. Finally she picked up. "Hullo," Lucie said, sounding half asleep. "What's up?" "Obviously, not you," said Kate. "Hurry or we'll be late for school." There was silence at the other end. "Are you asleep again?" said Kate. More silence. "Wake up! Wake up!" said Kate. "I'm up! I'm up!" said Lucie, almost falling out of her bed. "See you outside." Lucie and Kate had been friends since they were little, and they were in the same class at Tucker Elementary School. They each got dressed. Lucie put on her favorite pink poodle T-shirt. She loved pink. She also loved ribbons. She picked out a barrette that had curly pink ribbons hanging down. S