{"product_id":"stand-tall-molly-lou-melon-isbn-9780399234163","title":"Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBe yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMolly 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to look for Molly Lou's other charming books, \u003ci\u003eHave Fun, Molly Lou Melon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeak Up, Molly Lou Melon\u003c\/i\u003e!\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e)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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including \u003ci\u003eStand Tall, Molly Lou Melon \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequel \u003ci\u003eHave Fun, Molly Lou Melon\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Patty Lovell;\u003ci\u003e I Wanna Iguana\u003c\/i\u003e and its two companion books \u003ci\u003eI Wanna New Room \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI Wanna Go Home,\u003c\/i\u003e written by Karen Kaufman Orloff; \u003ci\u003eOur Tree Named Steve\u003c\/i\u003e by Alan Zweibel;\u003ci\u003eThe Middle Child Blues\u003c\/i\u003e by Kristyn Crow; and \u003ci\u003eWe the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305356021989,"sku":"NP9780399234163","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399234163.jpg?v=1767737165","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/stand-tall-molly-lou-melon-isbn-9780399234163","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}