The Cat Ate My Gymsuit vs The day the teacher went bananas: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Teachers, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit Paula Danziger · 1974 ★★★★☆ 3.8 149 pages · ≈ 2 h 46 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The day the teacher went bananas

The day the teacher went bananas James Howe · 1984 ★★★★☆ 3.9 31 pages · ≈ 34 min · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The day the teacher went bananas is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 2 for The Cat Ate My Gymsuit.

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