Ms. Bernice to the Rescue!
Will be published approx. on 8. September 2026
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-0-8234-5792-2 (ISBN)
Description
Race around with Ms. Bernice the school custodian as her walkie-talkie buzzes with calls for expert cleanup... and one big surprise!
Ms. Bernice starts her day in the custodial closet, stocking up her cart and reviewing her to-do list of fifteen routine jobs. But from a glitter disaster to a bird in the library, a class pet in the vents to a flood in the bathroom, the day has other things in mind!
Ms. Bernice! Emergency! We need you here in Classroom B!
No mess is too sticky for Ms. Bernice to handle. At the end of the day, she's called one more time, to the auditorium... is this another emergency? Or something a little more fun? Hint: the story takes place on October 2, which happens to be Custodial Appreciation Day.
A school is an entire community of its own, but many of its members never get celebrated. Chelsea Lin Wallace and Thyra Heder's School Heroes series shines the spotlight on the helpers; in this book, the person who keeps the school clean, comfortable and safe. Readers will be inspired to take a little better care of shared spaces, to help out their own Ms. Bernice—and enjoy a cameo from the bus driver star of the first School Heroes book, On Our Way with Mr. Jay!
Ms. Bernice starts her day in the custodial closet, stocking up her cart and reviewing her to-do list of fifteen routine jobs. But from a glitter disaster to a bird in the library, a class pet in the vents to a flood in the bathroom, the day has other things in mind!
Ms. Bernice! Emergency! We need you here in Classroom B!
No mess is too sticky for Ms. Bernice to handle. At the end of the day, she's called one more time, to the auditorium... is this another emergency? Or something a little more fun? Hint: the story takes place on October 2, which happens to be Custodial Appreciation Day.
A school is an entire community of its own, but many of its members never get celebrated. Chelsea Lin Wallace and Thyra Heder's School Heroes series shines the spotlight on the helpers; in this book, the person who keeps the school clean, comfortable and safe. Readers will be inspired to take a little better care of shared spaces, to help out their own Ms. Bernice—and enjoy a cameo from the bus driver star of the first School Heroes book, On Our Way with Mr. Jay!
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Chelsea Lin Wallace is a poet, a school theater director, and an award-winning children’s author with an impressive lineup of books including Ode to a Bad Day, The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary, and Dare to be Daring. When she’s not penning stories, she’s Mom to the Rescue— helping her daughter through homework, club volleyball, and teenager ups and downs. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Thyra Heder is an author and illustrator of picture books, an adjunct professor, and a storyboard and scenic artist for movies and TV. Her picture books include Fraidyzoo, The Bear Report, Alfie, How Do You Dance? and Sal Boat, and have received critical acclaim and international translation. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she now lives in Brooklyn.
Thyra Heder is an author and illustrator of picture books, an adjunct professor, and a storyboard and scenic artist for movies and TV. Her picture books include Fraidyzoo, The Bear Report, Alfie, How Do You Dance? and Sal Boat, and have received critical acclaim and international translation. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she now lives in Brooklyn.