#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ms. Rachel brings her signature teaching style to her very first book! Children will practice more than 20 important milestones—including gestures and speech—and sing their favorite songs as they help Ms. Rachel find a special surprise just for them.
Ms. Rachel is looking for something very special, and she needs your help finding it!
Using educational techniques from her beloved YouTube channel and threading them into an interactive story, Ms. Rachel shows kids and parents alike fun ways to engage and play!
While Ms. Rachel invites readers to open a series of imaginary boxes to see what’s inside, she guides them through exercises like pointing, waving, and call-and-response. Fans will recognize characters from their favorite videos, and everyone will join in on singing the lyrics to songs like “The Wheels on the Bus.” After the adventure ends, parents and educators can use the helpful tips included in the back of the book to assist with brain and language development.
Kids are sure to read and reread this new classic! There’s plenty to keep them delighted and engaged with their favorite teacher. And, as always, she makes sure they know just how special they are!
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Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music
"The book is quite long which my daughter loves and is helping her with so many things like learning to share and potty training. Miss Rachel is a gem and my daughter has been a big fan since day 1"
— Joel (5/5)
What's in the. . . . . review!!!
"My daughter, who is a big Ms. Rachel fan absolutely adores this book. It's great to see her recognize the words and phrases and see her face light up from my own voice reading them to her. She also enjoys the illustrations."
— Madeline (5/5)
Good if you love Ms. Rachel
"For Ms. Rachel lovers this book is excellent! It gets our daughter interacting with us. I do wish there were a few more interactive parts in the actual book other than just the one mirror at the end, but it is cute and we have fun reading it and singing together."
— Duddley (4/5)
Ms Rachel's Surprise book review
"Very cute book & great for ms Rachel fans. Definitely goes well with her surprise box video too to help baby learn the connection that they are related."
— Deni (5/5)
Best book ever!
"My daughter is obsessed with Ms. Rachel, so this book was a must when we saw it in store. We read it multiple times a day, and she has loved every minute of it. It teaches and educates both kids and parents, while being a bit of a self love book in the end."
— Morg (5/5)
Toddlers favourite book
"We read this book every night. My daughter loves to sing the songs and interact with the book. 10/10 we love it"
— Ally (5/5)
A familiar face to keep your littles happy!
"If your littles love Ms. Rachel like mine do, you will be happy with this book. It has her most popular songs and phrases which everyone can sing along to! It’s a great, positive book to keep toddlers happy and engaged."
— Miss R. (5/5)
Bright, colourful book for littles
"Ms. Rachel just might be the reincarnation of Fred Rogers. Wholesome and welcoming, educational, yet fun. Even my older child is entertained by her. But this book is for the toddler, who hasn't received it yet (Christmas gift). However, flipping through, it shows the same care that Ms. Rachel shows everything else. It's bright, colourful, and includes song lyrics."
— KimiD (5/5)
Miss Rachel and the special Surprise is fun as well when you get to the page with the mirror ! Toddlers love to look into them lol
"My son loves the book! Especially because he is a fan of watching her videos! He sings and claps when he recognizes some of these things from watching her on youtube!"
— Maura (5/5)
Good book
"Good alternate to the videos. My daughter gets excited about reading with this"
— Liza (4/5)
Q&A
Appropriate for: Ages 0-2 Years
Published date: Sep 24, 2024
Language: English
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 9780593811252
Dimensions:
10.38" W x
0.41" L x
10.25" H
"A fun, familiar, interactive tale that will especially resonate with the author’s many fans." —Kirkus Reviews
"Will delight fans and likely recruit a new audience....[A] bright and jolly experience, making this a work that kids (and their grown-ups) will want to read again and again." —School Library Journal
MS. RACHEL is a passionate educator who creates research-based videos to help toddlers and their families learn, bond, and thrive. Her videos infuse songs, games, and nursery rhymes with strategies from experts to help children reach key milestones in the crucial early years of learning. Rachel believes all children are capable, brilliant, and important. She loves learning from them and being around their contagious joy and wonder.
Rachel holds dual master’s degrees in early childhood development and music education. She is an advocate for children’s rights and works to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality early childhood education. Her wonderful little boy inspired the show and continues to inspire her work everyday! Her husband and creative partner for the show is Mr. Aron, aka HERBIE!
MONIQUE DONG loved drawing, imagining and creating as a child. At age 19, she headed off to the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied animation at City Varsity and discovered the magic of storytelling! She has worked on animation for the Disney channel, including the project Florrie’s Dragons. Today, Monique is a freelance illustrator and her passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth, and color.
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