Meet M & M

Part of M & M

Author Pat Ross
Illustrated by Marilyn Hafner
Mandy and Mimi are best friends. They look alike, have the same tooth missing, and they're also neighbors--which means fun is never far away. But one day everything goes wrong. They argue about what games to play, how to play them, and even where to play! Mimi storms upstairs to apartment 3B, while Mandy sulks at home in 2B. Can M and M find a way to meet halfway?

"Fast, funny, and crisis-ridden."--Publishers Weekly
Pat Ross is a children's book author whose works include Hannah's Fancy Notions and M & M and the Halloween Monster.   View titles by Pat Ross
Marylin Hafner was born in Brooklyn, New York. She illustrated many well-loved children's books, including Jack Prelutsky's It's Christmas and It's Halloween, as well Hanukkah! by Roni Schotter and A Carnival of Animals by Sid Fleischman. She lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for 30 years before her death in 2008. View titles by Marilyn Hafner

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Mandy and Mimi are best friends. They look alike, have the same tooth missing, and they're also neighbors--which means fun is never far away. But one day everything goes wrong. They argue about what games to play, how to play them, and even where to play! Mimi storms upstairs to apartment 3B, while Mandy sulks at home in 2B. Can M and M find a way to meet halfway?

"Fast, funny, and crisis-ridden."--Publishers Weekly

Author

Pat Ross is a children's book author whose works include Hannah's Fancy Notions and M & M and the Halloween Monster.   View titles by Pat Ross
Marylin Hafner was born in Brooklyn, New York. She illustrated many well-loved children's books, including Jack Prelutsky's It's Christmas and It's Halloween, as well Hanukkah! by Roni Schotter and A Carnival of Animals by Sid Fleischman. She lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for 30 years before her death in 2008. View titles by Marilyn Hafner

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