MY MAD SCIENTIST MOM: NO MORE MR. MICE GUY pub day!

Today, No More Mr. Mice Guy — the second book in my My Mad Scientist Mom series of illustrated chapter books — hits shelves!

Like the first volume of the series, Saved by the Smell, this book features another take on a classic mad science contraption: the shrink ray! And as you can see by the cover, the use of said shrink ray (called, in the book, a “magnimizer”) doesn’t exactly go as planned…

I don’t want to give TOO much about the book away, though. So for now, I’ll just share my publisher’s official description of the book. Beneath that, you can also check out some spreads from the book’s interior to get a peek at the very carefully chosen font, spacing, and illustration placement–all decided on with an eye toward helping kids enjoy the story and grow as readers.

Ari helps a neighbor who accidentally gets shrunk by Ari’s mom’s latest invention in this second book in the My Mad Scientist Mom chapter book series from acclaimed author-illustrator Jarrett Lerner.

Ari’s life is filled with school, video games, and his pet turtle, Fred: pretty run-of-the mill stuff. But not anywhere near run-of-the-mill is Ari’s mom, who’s a mad scientist. That’s right, a MAD scientist. Sure, she strives to make people’s lives better with her inventions, especially at home. But all of Mom’s inventions seem to go just the slightest bit off kilter.

His mom puts a new invention to the test to help clean up the clutter in their house: a magnimizer, which can shrink or enlarge anything! Pretty amazing, right? Well, not if you happen to be Mr. Jakes, their neighbor who comes face to face with this gizmo and becomes the size of a cockroach—and a potential tasty morsel for the resident basement mouse! Can Ari save the day and teeny-weeny Mr. Jakes?

No More Mr. Mice Guy is available everywhere books are sold. However — and as always — if you want your copy (or copies!) of the book signed, doodled-in, and personalized, order from my local independent bookstore, the Silver Unicorn. You can do that by clicking HERE.

Thanks!

~ Jarrett

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