Hurtful accidents-like when Holly lets it slip that she's seen Bobby wearing curlers, and when Bobby's picture of Holly with horns and a mustache appears on the classroom wall-add tension to the already strained relationship.

) shows how the two friends manage to support each other, despite peer pressure. Using humor and relatable situations, Yee ( Absolutely, Maybe Registered Attendees will be provided with a link to the virtual meeting PREORDER A COPY OF SKUNK AND BADGER AND GET AN EXCLUSIVE SIGNED BOOKPLATE, AN ART PRINT, AND A MAGNET SHEET WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.When Bobby enters fourth grade, he learns that it's more important than ever to keep his longtime friendship with Holly a secret (“We used to be sorta-best friends, only these days she's my enemy,” he admits to his goldfish). Lisa is a former Thurber House Children’s writer-in-residence whose books have been chosen as an NPR Best Summer Read, a Sports Illustrated Kids Hot Summer Read, and a USA Today Critics’ Top Pick. Her novel Warp Speed is about a Star Trek geek who gets beat up every day at school. Lisa is also the author of American Girl’s Kanani books and Good Luck, Ivy. Girls (Accidentally) and Bobby the Brave (Sometimes).

Her other novels for young people, with nearly two million copies in print, include Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time, So Totally Emily Ebers, Absolutely Maybe, and two books about a fourth grader, Bobby vs. Lisa Yee’s debut novel, Millicent Min, Girl Genius, won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. You can find her walking on Chicago’s Lakefront Trail on cool, crisp fall days. She is a proud alumna of Mount Holyoke College, where she majored in history, and holds an MA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Illinois. She grew up in Hudson, Wisconsin, but now calls Chicago home. Skunk and Badger is a book you’ll want to read, reread, and read out loud.again and again.Īmy Timberlake’s work has received a Newbery Honor, an Edgar Award, a Golden Kite Award, and the China Times Best Book Award. This beautifully bound edition contains both full-color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations. New York Times bestselling author/illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen completes the book with his signature lushly textured art. Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake spins the first tale in a series about two opposites who need to be friends. And why-oh-why are there so many chickens? When Skunk plows into Badger’s life, everything Badger knows is upended. But Skunk is Badger’s new roommate, and there is nothing Badger can do about it. Skunks should never, ever be allowed to move in. They should not linger in Important Rock Rooms. Wallace and Gromit meets Winnie-the-Pooh in this fresh take on a classic odd-couple friendship! Please click here to register to attend

Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee