For Ages 6-8
"Peeps' point of view provides some wonderfully comic moments"
- Kirkus Reviews
"... lighthearted illustrations and Max's quirky personality shine."
- Publishers Weekly
"Max's voice is believable, funny, and fresh--he sounds like he'd be a great kid to know."
- Kirkus Reviews
for ages 7-10
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Fitting Out Book #1: The Friendship experiment
A best friend makes school life MUCH easier when you're super unique and a little shy. But what happens when your best bro moves away?
10-year-old Max McConk has to figure out how to make new friends for the first time in his life and he has no idea how it all works. To make matters worse, he only has one month to do it before the new school year starts. YIKES!
In Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment, Max uses the scientific method to test out different ways to find friends and discovers what works (and what TOTALLY doesn't!).
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Fitting Out Book #2: The Cool Kid Paradox
The new kid is a famous online video gamer with thousands of fans. But why doesn't he have anyone to invite to his birthday party?
Max's first day of school gets complicated when he is assigned to show the new kid around school. He knows that making new friends can be tricky, but he is surprised to learn that this is true even for cool kids.
Can Max use what he has learned to help the new kid find his fit?
In Fitting Out: The Cool Kid Paradox, 10-year-old Max uses the basic principles of coding to help a new friend learn what it takes to make real friends in the real world.
Fitting Out Book #3: The Nitpicker's dilemma
The Fitting Out chapter book series follows a not-so-typical boy as he navigates his way through typical Elementary school life.
You must have known it was only a matter of time before we had to talk about something that is very much a part of hanging out with Elementary Schoolers ...
In 'The Nitpicker's Dilemma', Max is getting ready for Picture Day. When an outbreak hits close to home, Max wonders if he will be able to save his hair and for once, take a non-embarrassing school picture.
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SWitches and Peeps: Man's best Friends
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Peeps the cat likes having the house and the family all to herself. When a shiny new houseguest arrives, Peeps is determined to prove that SHE is the best pet, not the new robot, Switches.
And after he accidentally smashes her precious cat fort, Peeps decides that this robot has got to go!
Her plan doesn’t go quite as expected and her family wakes up to a giant mess in the living room. After being banished to the garage, Peeps wonders: could there be room in the house (and her heart) for Switches after all?
SWitches and Peeps: Thanks a Lot
In book 2 of the funny new series, Switches the robot, having only recently been built, is curious: What is Thanksgiving about?
Peeps the cat explains that it's a day where the humans spend the day in the kitchen, testing out all of the dishes to make sure that they work. But it all ends with a TURKEY FEAST and that is why Thanksgiving is special.
Will the family help Switches figure out what Thanksgiving is really about?
WRITE LikE A ... Writing Workbook for curious & creative kids
Writing prompts tell you what to write, but the first half of this book shows young writers how to make, collect, and use their own amazing ideas!
And then, once their creativity is flowing, the second half of this book is all about how to take their ideas and turn them in to a polished story … even a book if they like!
Write Like a ... has 80+ activities, games, and prompts to get kids writing with confidence.
The activities in this book are best for young writers who have mastered the mechanics of writing and are ready to work on developing their creative writing skills.
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