Be yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do!Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart.
But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that.
Be sure to look for Molly Lou's other charming books,
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon and
Speak Up, Molly Lou Melon!
On sale: August 27, 2001
Age: 4-8 years
Grade: Preschool - 3
Page count: 32 Pages
ISBN: 9780399234163
Reading level: Lexile: AD560L
Patty Lovell's dad told her the best stories when she was a little girl, inspiring her to write her own. Patty has taught elementary school in London, Virginia, Harlem, and on Long Island. She currently teaches first grade and lives in Glen Cove, New York.
David Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon and its sequel
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon, written by Patty Lovell;
I Wanna Iguana and its two companion books
I Wanna New Room and
I Wanna Go Home, written by Karen Kaufman Orloff;
Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel;
The Middle Child Blues by Kristyn Crow; and
We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.
"Leave it to Molly to transform all her 'faults' into marvelous talents.. . . Catrow's pictures fill the pages with wild perspectives, goofy-looking kids, and hilarious details. . . . Leaves readers with the feeling that anything can be accomplished if you are the best person you can be and make the most of your gifts." (
Kirkus Reviews)
"What keeps the storytelling fresh is the crisp prose and the heroine's full-spead-ahead determination. . . . Catrow's full-bleed pencil-and-watercolor illustrations, awash in ripe colors and animated by slapstick exaggeration, radiate a winningly eccentric elegance." (
Publishers Weekly)
"The text is fast and funny, and Molly Lou is a fetching little heroine. Catrow's palette is intense. . . . This will make a comic readaloud." (
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)
