Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn’t mind because her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that to heart.

But then Molly Lou has to start 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.

Leave it to Molly to transform all her “faults” into marvelous talents. The little heroine’s full-speedahead determination 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.

Item 102, Hardcover, 9x10, 32 pages, GR Pre K-3