Missy and Mason 1: Missy Wants a Mammoth

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.

Pam Vaughan is the Director of the SCBWI Whispering Pines Writers’ Retreats and a member of the Board of Directors at The Writers’ Loft, SCBWI Assistant Regional Advisor for Central Massachusetts. When she isn’t writing she conducts workshops with teams and corporate groups on Mental Toughness, Leadership, and Team Building. She is a former varsity soccer coach and lives with her family in Stow, Massachusetts. Find her online at www.pamvaughanauthor.com or on Twitter @pamvau.

Amy Nguyen is an artist, animator, and illustrator who loves all types of art forms, especially storytelling. She's been drawing since she learned how to hold a pencil. She lives in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Find her online at www.amynyan-nguyen.com/ or on Instagram at @amynian.