Roscoe has his campfire going and is toasting the most perfect marshmalllow. He slides it onto a graham cracker, adds a chocolate square, and sandwiches it with another graham—the most perfect s’more—when Grizzly Bear shows up. Roscoe welcomes Grizzly—and bear after bear!—to his gooey forest feast keeping hungry (and grumbly) guests content by sharing s’more after s’more. What to do but make s’more?!

PUBLISHER AND ACCOLADES

Sleeping Bear Press, March 2023

“One of the few things better than a gooey s’more—a warm, fuzzy friendship tale (about s’mores).”
–Kirkus

This rollicking read-aloud celebrates teamwork and ingenuity between two loveable but unlikely friends who get jobs packing slippery pickles in order to buy a bicycle and go FAST!

PUBLISHER AND ACCOLADES

Kids Can Press, May 2021

• Delaware Diamonds Elementary Winner 2023
• Selected for Virginia’s Reading Makes Cents program 2022-23
• Selected for 2023 Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award sponsored by the Washington Library Association
• Named to Delaware Diamonds K-2 list for 2022-23

“Mealey’s entertainingly silly, original plot includes plenty of dialogue and subtle wordplay, both visual and textual. Sure to tickle more than a few ribs.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“Sloth and Squirrel have a cool knack of making the best of situations that don’t turn out as expected. Use of alliteration not only in character names but throughout the story adds to the read-aloud pleasure of this delightfully implausible tale. Add Sloth and Squirrel to the bookshelf of classic friend duos like Elephant and Piggie, Frog and Toad, George and Martha…”
-Children’s Literature CLCD

“Teamwork. Perseverance. Flexibility. Problem Solving. Sloth & Squirrel in a Pickle shines a spotlight on all the qualities mentioned and models a growth mindset with character development.”
-Pennsylvania School Librarians Association

“With pages that turn quickly and plenty to visually explore, this is a book that will work well for toddlers and preschoolers.”
-YA Books Central

When Moose sees the inviting tree where Squirrel has built his nest, he rubs his itchy antlers against the trunk—and sets in motion a chain of comic catastrophes. A sweet, gently suspenseful story about choices, friends, generosity and how one unexpected event leads to another.

PUBLISHER AND ACCOLADES

Union Square Kids, April 2019

“Laugh along as a story about a tree in the forest comes full circle, bringing three creatures along for a bumpy but fun ride.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“Fans of the antics of the aforementioned mouse (and that series’ moose counterpart) [If You Give A Mouse A Cookie] will delight in these forest animals’ increasingly kooky adventures.”
-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Due to the premise and its effective technical execution, this book provides a good lesson in cause and effect, and how the tiniest of circumstances can change the outcome of events. An amusing either/or story that has a valuable message about actions and consequences.”
-School Library Journal

SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS

Foreign

• Korean: DONGSIM