Stacy McAnulty

A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.

When photographs of Peanut the dinosaur appear on the Web, Frank's father arrives in Wyoming with a story about the prehistoric reptile he saw nearby twenty years earlier.

"Every girl is unique, talented and lovable ... Every girl is beautiful"--Jacket.

Hoping for a Jurassic scooter if he can manage to stay off Santasaurus' naughty list, Ernest B. Spinosaurus pens enthusiastic, if not entirely truthful, letters about his challenging year of good behavior before receiving a reply.

Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent, except Ed the dog, who is determined to find something at which he, too, can excel.

"From choosing the perfect cart to navigating the produce section, expert extraordinaire Max explains all there is to know about going to the grocery store"--

"It was like a game of tag, with one small act of kindness spreading throughout a small community of kids and teachers alike. Award-winning children's book author Stacy McAnulty packs a powerful punch with minimal text, providing a sweet message about allthe small ways one can be kind. Illustrator Wendy Leach creates a diverse cast of characters while using color as a visual cue to how kindness is able to spread, even in a small community like a school"--...