Children’s & Middle Grade
Loretto The Great
The Incredible Tales of Loretto the Great (series) – Whimsical, heartfelt adventures of a love-sick frog with oversized courage and even bigger feelings. Having fallen hopelessly for a nine-year-old girl, Loretto tries relentlessly to win her affection through outrageous follies involving everyone and everything around the canyon. As his alter-ego Cassanova frog—complete with red cape, red mask, and an Italian dictionary tucked into his speedo underwear—he stumbles, fails, and tries again. At the end of each misadventure, he offers a humorous yet insightful lesson about love, self-worth, and not giving up.
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M.B. Meloy
M.B. Meloy is a California author, multi-genre writer, and former teacher whose novels and children’s books blend history, spiritual realism, and near-future imagination. Trained under a Buddhist monk in her late teens, she folds contemplative practice and questions of universal energy into her stories. Her works include Eyes on Salinas, The Crossing: The Chronicles of Another World, The Incredible Tales of Loretto the Great, Gabner: The Frog King, Nora: The Teenage NORAD, Pale Codes, and 8 Children.