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Ms. Swirly's Compliment Machine

Contributor(s): Mattern, Jana (Author), Orosz, Judit (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781958325643

Publisher: Marble Press

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Pub Date: September 8, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: 04 to 09

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 32 pages

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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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