Trouble Twins Save Christmas Book

Mr. Wacky is too wacky for me! To start with the positives, this book is funny, and it's humor is an avenue for teaching presidential facts. I like books that can teach in a fun way. However, this book just crossed too many lines for my taste. The main character, A.J., reminds me of Junie B. Jones- except ruder. He talks meanly to his classmates, but I can excuse it (mostly) considering his age and maturity level. The biggest deal breaker for me in this story is how all the adults are portrayed as incompetent. The teacher is said to "not know anything," and Mr. Wacky is really bizarre. At one point, he speeds in and out of the classroom, each time portraying a different president. On one of his run-ins, he "wasn't wearing any clothes at all. He just had a towel wrapped around him!" He was representing John Quincy Adams, highlighting that he liked to go "skinny-dipping in the Potomac River near the White House."' That's just too much for me- especially as I read it aloud to my son! For our family, we will pass on the rest of the My Weird School series.