“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish
Marcus is big for his age. Kids at his middle school usually either mistake him for an adult or run away in fear he’s going to beat them up. He’s used his size to build a business: He protects kids from school bully, Stephen—for a fee. He also collects fees for keeping kids from being cited for school policy infractions, like littering and cell phone usage. It isn’t nice that kids pay him just so he won’t tattle, but it’s nice to be able to add to the Cookie Monster Cash and help his mom with emergencies at home.
Dandy
Daddy Lion discovers a weed in his perfectly coifed suburban front lawn and he knows what he must do. He rushes to get his clippers, but when he gets outside to the offending plant…he’s too late. His toddler daughter Sweetie is already there and has befriended the weed, even naming her Charlotte.