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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Ms. Swirly's Compliment Machine

Ms. Swirly's Compliment Machine

Mattern, Jana
Orosz, Judit

Hardcover

General Juvenile FictionScience Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1958325643
ISBN13: 9781958325643
Publisher: Marble Press
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.41 Width: 9.21 Depth: 11.21
Language: English
When the Compliment Machine goes haywire, kids see firsthand how words can hurt or heal--and learn they have the power to choose to be kind. It's a silly story with a serious heart that empowers children to use their voices for good.

Jett loves everything about Ms. Swirly's wacky classroom--from alphabetics to the four-legged teaching assistant. Though above all, he loves the compliment machine. But he and the class love the compliment machine a little too much, and when a kerfuffle causes the machine to malfunction, it spouts off insults instead. The most shocking, ridiculous, silly insults--which can't possibly be mentioned here! After all attempts to repair it fail, Jett must find a way to cheer up the class before they are doomed to be one big gaggle of grumps all year.

MS. SWIRLY'S COMPLIMENT MACHINE is a silly-but-sweet story about the power of a kind word. It empowers young readers to use their voice for good. The SEL component makes it a wonderful choice to read in the classroom, the library, or at home.

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