About this item
For fans of Ivy and Bean and Junie B. Jones comes a brand-new chapter book series: Mouse Scouts! Meet Violet, Tigerlily, Hyacinth, Petunia, Junebug, and Cricket, six new Mouse Scouts who are trustworthy and strong, thrifty and brave . . . and destined to be friends to the end! Best friends Violet and Tigerlily cant wait to start earning their merit badges. But their troop leader, Miss Poppy, is one strict rodent. And earning their first badge - planting a vegetable garden - is hard work. Will the troop drive unwanted pests from the garden and earn their Sow It and Grow It badge? And will they ever get Miss Poppy to smile? Brimming with lively black-and-white illustrations - including pages from the official Mouse Scout Handbook, plus diagrams, games, activities, and more - this darling new series is just right for chapter book readers.
About the Author
Sarah Dillard studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. Her author illustrated books include the popular Mouse Scouts series, the critically-acclaimed young graphic reader, Extraordinary Warren and its sequel, Extraordinary Warren Saves the Day. Her picture books include Blueberry Cake, I Don't Like Rain and I Wish it Would Snow. Sarah is inspired by the beautiful mountain she lives on, and doesn't feel a day is complete without a walk in the woods. For further inspiration she dips into her collection of vintage children's books, including Margaret Wise Brown's The Little Fur Family, Maurice Sendak's Nutshell Library, and the Beatrix Potter books. She hopes to create picture books that transport young minds into magical worlds, just as she was as a child. Sarah lives in Vermont with her husband and chocolate lab.
