Two siblings imagine all the fun things they will do the next day when the big predicted snowfall cancels school, but when the morning comes, no snow has fallen, and it turns out someone else wanted a snow day even more than they did.
Saddled with "the meanest teacher in the whole school" and a suddenly distant older sister, fifth-grader Olivia--nicknamed Miss O--finds enjoyment playing soccer, baking fabulous desserts, and being with her best friends.
Looks at the work done by teachers, discussing the training and education needed to do the job, the tools and equipment teachers use, and the challenges of being a teacher.
Spike, angry at Miss Cuttle after she punishes him for breaking a class rule, wishes for a new teacher, but when a substitute takes over the class, Spike longs to have Miss Cuttle back.
When Aphrodite Wigglesmith, a thirteen-year-old, Harvard-educated mathematics genius, returns home to teach remedial math to middle school students, both she and her students end up getting unexpected lessons.
Hailey asks Maybelle, her magical sprite, for help when her substitue teacher takes over the class play and makes it boring, but Maybelle is out of magic and must figure out a way to help Hailey.
As Annie starts second grade, she is upset that she has a new teacher and her best friends will not be in her class, but a surprising encounter changes her point of view.
