I have read Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar. As a child in elementary school, I read this book over and over again. Each chapter is its own individual story, but the characters remain the same throughout the book, and a few of the storylines carry over to other chapters.

The book is about a classroom full of children and a teacher named Mrs. Jewls. Each child has its own personality (albeit crazy personalities). Reading the book as a child, I do not believe I found the children's thoughts and actions so very crazy. I think all children find a little bit of themselves in at least one of the characters. The book is about a school that has 30 stories (but no 19th story), and Mrs. Jewls' class is on the 30th floor. To settle the children down after recess, Mrs. Jewls rings a cowbell, and all the children immediately get into their seats. If a child is disobedient, they must write their names on the blackboard under the word "Discipline". If they disobey twice more, they have to go home on the kindergarten bus (and once, Mrs. Jewls herself had to go home early on the kindergarten bus). The various chapters show the children forgetting their socks, reading stories backwards, pulling each other's hair, finding thousands of dollars, getting tattoos, and other crazy antics.

Rereading this story was a complete joy, and each of my roommates are so glad that I am finished so that they can start reading the book themselves.