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Missy Wants a Mammoth

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by Pam Vaughan
Ariel Landy
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First-grader Missy pushes the bounds of her imagination—and her older brother Mason’s patience—as she lays out her plan for a new pet. A must-have for fans of Charlie and Lola and Olivia or anyone crafting a case for why they need a new animal addition to the family.
At the Museum of Natural History, first-grader Missy has a genius gigantic idea: she wants a wooly mammoth as her new pet. She’ll name him Malcolm. They’ll take bubble baths with strawberry-banana shampoo, and go on picnics, and she’ll swing from his tusks. They’ll be best friends.
Older brother, Mason, spots one mammoth-sized problem with her plans. . . . 
But once Missy gets an idea in her head, nothing (not even the fact that mammoths have been extinct for ten thousand years) is going to stop her from getting her fuzzy new friend.
Missy and Mason are a winning new pair for the canon of sibling stories—when Missy dreams a little too big, Mason is always there to help pull her back, and when practical Mason plays it too safe, Missy helps push him to think bigger—and Missy Wants a Mammoth is sure to charm in a massive way.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Missy and Mason

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 6, 2024

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781645950868
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2024

      PreS-Gr 2-Missy and Mason are two young white kids who go to a museum. When Missy sees a stuffed mammoth, she wants one. Over the next 26 pages, Mason tries to convince Missy that mammoths don't exist, while Missy either fails to listen to or acknowledge what he says, persistent in her desire to own an extinct creature. Of course, at the end of the book, she gets one. Mason is tall with brown hair and Missy is short with red. Both are thin. Characters of other races are present in the background. This series opener doesn't make it clear what the relationship is between Missy and Mason, who are not under adult supervision at the museum. The artwork is top-notch-sleek, colorful, and personable. The story is a bit of a clunker. VERDICT A series about the tension between a stoic and a romantic with beautiful artwork has potential, but this book starts on the wrong foot.

      Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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