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

~ Jarrett Lerner ~ 2 Comments

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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MY MAD SCIENTIST MOM: SAVED BY THE SMELL pub day!

~ Jarrett Lerner ~ 2 Comments

Today, my 21st book hits shelves! The book: Saved by the Smell, the first installment of my brand-new My Mad Scientist Mom series of illustrated chapter books.

I have posted here about the book before–extensively, actually, about both the real-life models that the boy and mom characters are based on as well as the creation of the book’s cover (click HERE to check out that blog post)–so for now, I will simply remind what the book is all about. Below is my publisher’s blurb about the book:

A boy gets buried in dirty laundry and pulled into time travel shenanigans after his mom’s latest experiment in this first 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. And when she devises a time portal to help deal with the massive mounds of dirty laundry that have taken over their house, she creates a MUCH bigger problem than just stinky clothes, and it’s up to Ari to get them out of a prehistoric mess.

Starting today, you can find Saved by the Smell anywhere books are sold. As always, if you order from my local independent bookstore, the Silver Unicorn, I will sign, doodle-in, and personalize (if you wish) every and as many copies as you want. (That’s true for ALL of my books, at any time!) Click HERE to order Saved by the Smell (and, if you want, PREorder No More Mr. Mice Guy, the second installment of the My Mad Scientist Mom series) from the Silver Unicorn.

I am wildly excited to see what my readers make of this book and its cast of characters. I’m also hoping it inspires readers to come up with plenty of their own mad science-y stories of their own. If YOU or a young person in your life end up checking out Saved by the Smell, I’d love to hear what you think of it! Leave a comment below, send me a message at my public email account (you can find the address on the CONTACT page of this website), or go find me on social media and message me there. As always, THANK YOU for the support. And happy reading!

~ Jarrett

COVER REVEAL: My Mad Scientist Mom: No More Mr. Mice Guy

~ Jarrett Lerner ~ 1 Comment

One month from today, my next book–and my next series–launches. The book? Saved by the Smell. The series? My Mad Scientist Mom.

Considering all this, I thought today was a fitting time to officially reveal the cover of the second book in the My Mad Scientist Mom series.

So, without further ado, here it is–the cover of No More Mr. Mice Guy:

As you can see, this second installment of the series of illustrated chapter books features a boy, his mad scientist mom, and yet another ferocious creature. And if you don’t think a mouse is as ferocious as a T-Rex, try facing one after you’ve been shrunken down to the size of a small insect! That’s the predicament that Ari (the above-mentioned boy) finds himself in during No More Mr. Mice Guy–part of it, at least.

Here’s my publisher’s official description of the book:

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 hits shelves on July 1st, just a few months after the first book in the My Mad Scientist Mom series comes out, but is already available for preorder–like, right now–everywhere books are sold. As always, if you preorder/order my books–any of them–from my local independent bookstore, the Silver Unicorn, I can sign, doodle-in, and (if you want) personalize your copies. To do that, click HERE.

Thanks!

~ Jarrett