The Big Stink! — Maggie Mitchell

Hally, Danny and Coco are three insect pals who call the quaint yard behind the house at 15 Maple Drive “home.” The trio spends its time playing on the butterfly bush, climbing on the trunk of the maple tree and sunning themselves on the roof of the shed. There's a little something for every-bug which is a good thing, seeing that the friends are so different from each other! Danny is a beautiful Monarch butterfly, Coco is a cute ladybug and Hally...well...Hally is a stink bug! In this tale of bug bravery & friendship, readers make the acquaintance of Hally, the story's tender heroine. Things get a little hairy for Hally when her friends hear a rumor about her. Hally knows she can prove to Danny and Coco that what they heard isn't true...but how? Relevant issues such as bullying and, on a much lighter note, the presence of stink bugs in the United States, are addressed in this whimsical tale that teaches a timeless lesson. Find out if Hally's in-stinks guide her to do the right thing in Maggie Mitchell's The Big Stink!