A Good Day for Uncle Elmo

About the Book

This book describes life in a unique small elementary school where the kids are loved and respected every day. For thirty years Molly Barnes has taught generations of children, and each day was always an adventure. These essays are about the daily importance of all those small issues that empower students and make each day in school special. Their stories are wild and funny, and sometimes heartbreaking. Many of those students have contributed their art works to this book.

About the Author

Molly Barnes, Author biography Molly Barnes has been a classroom teacher and administrator in a small unconventional elementary school on the Gulf of Mexico for thirty years. Born in Geneva, New York, she was educated at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. She has been a resident of Florida for almost forty years, and considers herself a native flower that needs the humidity of the semi tropics. Recently retired, she now lives on a ranch in Dade City, Florida, with her husband, a herd of cows, a miniature dachshund, and countless wild creatures. She welcomes many children, grandchildren, and young adults.