Let's change directions for the summer and look at some of my favorite authors.
MELANIE WATT
Melanie Watt is an author from Montreal that you will not want to miss! She has written many pictures books for Ages 1 - 9. She has two series that are my favorites, geared toward 4- to 9-year-olds.
MELANIE WATT
Melanie Watt is an author from Montreal that you will not want to miss! She has written many pictures books for Ages 1 - 9. She has two series that are my favorites, geared toward 4- to 9-year-olds.
The first is the Scaredy Squirrel series. Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of everything! He lives his life trying to figure out how to avoid the scarey things that are out there. In Scaredy Squirrel at Night, Scaredy Squirrel is afraid that if he goes to sleep, he will have a bad dream. He is particularly afraid that one of these could appear in that dream: ghosts, unicorns, dragons, fairies, vampire bats, and polka-dot monsters. But Scaredy Squirrel is exhausted, so he creates an action plan and gathers the things he will need to face his bad dreams, which includes cupcakes, safety cones, and molasses, among other things. See what happens when Scaredy Squirrel's night doesn't go according to plan.
The second series is Chester and Chester's Back, co-written by Melanie and Chester the Cat, who isn't thrilled that Melanie is writing about a mouse. Before long, Chester has changed the story with his trusty red marker from that of a mouse who lived in the country to a book about himself. The dueling authors fight throughout the rest of the book for control of the story, with Chester making Melanie's life very difficult! See who wins in these fun stories!
Next time you are at the library, give yourself a treat and head to the children's section and sit down in a little chair and read some Scaredy Squirrel and Chester books. You will make some wonderful new friends!
