Mallory vs. Max
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Overview
Spunky, eight-year-old Mallory McDonald is very unhappy when her parents decide to get her older brother Max a dog. Why would her parents agree to such a thing? Dogs are smelly and bark and chew on things. Plus, they already have a perfectly good cat, Cheeseburger. When they finally get the puppy, it’s worse than Mallory imagined. Everyone loves Champ and he and Max are getting all of the attention. Poor Mallory—now everyone’s mad at her. What should she do?
"Punctuated by pointed family discussions on attitude correction and the importance of team play, this unsubtle sibling-tiff tale should please fans of Junie B. Jones and similar whiny fair. Mallory’s diatribe should draw, if not excite, fledgling chapter-book readers."
--Kirkus Reviews
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"Schmitz’s expressive cartoon illustrations and the large typeface make the book appealing to beginning chapter-book readers. For fans of Barbara Park’s ‘Junie B. Jones’ series (Random) and Megan McDonald’s ‘Judy Moody’ books (Candlewick), this selection is right on target."
--School Library Journal
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"An appealing flawed heroine and many effective cartoon illustrations will appeal to the Junie B. Jones set."
--The Horn Book Guide
- Title: Mallory vs. Max
- Authors: Laurie Friedman, Tamara Schmitz
- Series: Mallory
- Publisher: Darby Creek
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 164
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781467733670, 9781575058634, 1575058634, 1467733679
- Resource ID: LLS:9781467733670
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T12:11:58Z
As an illustrator, Tamara Schmitz is well known to the many elementary-grade fans of Laurie Friedman's Mallory chapter books. Tamara grew up one of six children in the small town of Carey, Ohio. She graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design, and spent her early career as an art director in advertising, teaching art, and illustrating greeting cards. Schmitz addresses a topic close to her own heart in her original self-illustrated picture book Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce. Sitting at her desk for too many hours, however, drives Tamara crazy. So in her free time she works on getting her third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Tamara resides in Cincinnati with her husband, two children, and stepson.