This book is about a first-grader named Sneaky who has a habit of sneaking and making bad choices. The idea of not getting caught when he does sneaky things was something he thought was very clever. The first grader started practicing doing sneaky things when he was in kindergarten but never really got into trouble or got caught doing anything sneaky. His grades were all As, and in his teachers' and parents' eyes, he was well-behaved at home and at school. But Sneaky, the kid, knows very well how to make bad choices and not get caught. After all, he has been doing it since kindergarten, and not once has he been caught.
It was a new school year, and Sneaky was now promoted to first grade. In first grade, he thought his acts would be more clever, or, should I say, sneakier, than when he was in kindergarten. Now he was a year older and much smarter, so why would he get caught now?
His journey began in first grade, where he met his teacher, Mrs. Green. Mrs. Green was born in a country called Jamaica. She was from the Caribbean. Mrs. Green sounded so different from the other teachers, but the students understood very well what she was saying, and to be sure they understood, she had the entire class tell her what the expectations were for the activities.
Sneaky thought that Mrs. Green would never be able to catch him doing his sneaky deeds. He thought to himself that Mrs. Green was very different. She didn't even know the community she lived in. Her favorite thing to say, though, was, "Class, I've got eyes in the back of my head." This statement alone assured Sneaky that he would never get caught by her. After all, no one on earth has eyes in the back of their heads. In the end, to his surprise, Mrs. Green did have "eyes in the back of her head." Sneaky got caught being Sneaky.