Analysis of A Fine, Fine, School by Sharon Creech1. Provide an overview and summarize the book by explaining how leadership or followership is visualized. A Fine, Fine, School is the story of Mr. Keene, an enthusiastic principal that any school would be lucky to have. This exuberant administrator loves his school so much that he wants more and more school: first Saturday, then Sunday, then holidays, then summer. Students and teachers don't want to go to school on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or in the summer, but no one knows how to tell Mr. Keene. He is so proud of the students and teachers. This is also the story of Tillie, a young girl who goes to this beautiful, beautiful school. It's up to Tillie to show Mr. Keene that even though this school is excellent, it's not okay to be there all the time. This book shows leadership and followership in many different ways. Reading the first pages of this book one could say that this school is a "healthy school, characterized by harmonious behavior of students, teachers and principal aiming at educational success". (Lunenburg & Ornstein, 2004, 99) Every morning Mr. Keene walked down the hallway and saw children in their classrooms. He saw what they were learning and always said, “Aren't these good kids?” Aren't these good teachers? Isn't it a nice, nice school?" Mr. Keene, being the leader of this school, finds it important to be actively involved in class visits and compliment the excellent work that students and teachers are doing in this learning environment. Mr. Keene loves education and is so proud of his students and teachers that he wants the children to learn even more. He brings all the students and teachers together to communicate his new idea that because this is such a beautiful school, " we go to school on Saturday". , too"! The teachers and students did not want to go to school on Saturday but did not say anything to Mr. Keene. “Through effective communication, relationships are built, trust is established, and respect is earned” (Green, 2005, 85) I guess Mr. Keene had all of this since no one complained, complained, or spoke up, not the students or the teachers they wanted to go to school on Saturdays but they trusted and respected their leader.