Waylon! One Awesome Thing

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Waylon has lots of ideas for making life more awesome through science, like teleportation, human gills and attracting cupcakes by controlling gravity. But it?s impossible for him to concentrate on his inventions when he?s experiencing his own personal Big Bang. Arlo Brody is dividing the his year group into two groups. Waylon would rather be friends with everyone. Just when it looks as though Waylon?s universe is exploding, something happens to bring it all together again, and it is, without a doubt, One Awesome Thing.

Author Bio: Sara Pennypacker splits her time between Florida and Massachusetts, were she feels lucky to be able to write every day. She is the author of many children's books, including seven in the New York Times best-selling Clementine series; two in the Stuart series; Pax; Meet the Dullards; Summer of the Gypsy Moths; and Sparrow Girl. Her books have won numerous accolades, including a Golden Kite Award, a Christopher Award, and several children's choice state awards, and they have appeared on many Best Books of the Year lists. For more information, visit www.sarapennypacker.com. Illustrator Bio: Marla Frazee illustrated all of the books in the Clementine series. She was awarded a Caldecott Honor on two occasions: for All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, and her own A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. She is also the author-illustrator of Roller Coaster, Walk On!, Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert, The Boss Baby, Boot & Shoe, and The Farmer and the Clown. Marla teaches at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, has three grown sons, and works in a small backyard cabin under an avocado tree. Visit her at www.marlafrazee.com.

Pennypacker puts a pleasing bow on the popular series, giving Clementine a complicated family situation to deal with and allowing her to explore the feelings that come with being angry at someone you love. Ingenious, too, is the way she finds for Clementine to finally resolve the situation, reminding readers that love can be as important as taking a stand. Frazee's illustrations always charm, and that's true here. - Booklist The plot unfolds gently onward, seamlessly interweaving threads that are just right for their audience. Frazee's breezy pen-and-ink half-page, full-page, and spot illustrations capture Clementine's frenetic energy and goofy panache to expand upon already rich portrayals of her frazzled-but-loving parents, patient teacher, and similarly beset classmates. A warm, bittersweet sendoff for a beloved literary friend - Hornbook