Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon -- Patty Lovell, Hardcover

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.

Author: Patty Lovell
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/27/2001
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780399234163
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 54446 / Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2001 pg. 867
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2001 pg. 80
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 124
New York Times 01/20/2002 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 51 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 51 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
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.