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
includingStand Tall, Molly Lou Melonand its sequelHave Fun, Molly
Lou Melon, written by Patty Lovell;I Wanna Iguanaand its two
companion booksI Wanna New RoomandI Wanna Go Home,written by Karen
Kaufman Orloff;Our Tree Named Steveby Alan Zweibel;The Middle Child
Bluesby Kristyn Crow; andWe 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)
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