***** B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree & Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner *****A cozy cat adventure about friendship, courage and landing back on your paws. First impressions can be so, so wrong! Say you meet someone strange and very different... how do you respond? What do you do? If you're a curious cat named Marlon, do you offer the paw of friendship? Or scurry to a safe place and hide? Marlon is about to meet a dog... the first time ever! Yikes! Marlon gets scared and scampers away. But curiosity works overtime. And that dog is right next door! What does it want? Will it be friendly? Or bad for cats? Marlon frets and worries about the dog he calls the "scary something." Oh, Marlon... what's a cat to do? Trying to untangle his anxious feelings, Marlon goes to Momma Cat for answers. She's wise in the ways of the heart and shows him how to take charge and calm his fears. Feeling more confident and hoping to make a friend, Marlon summons his courage and strolls outside to face the unknown. Now what? Welcome to Book #2 of this award-winning series. Marlon and the Scary Something is a cozy cat adventure. Full of wit and wisdom, it's perfect for kids 6-9 and cat lovers everywhere! Dog lovers too! (JUV039050 Social Themes/Emotions & Feelings) (JUV039060 Social Themes/Friendship) (JUV039140 Social Themes/Self-esteem & Self-Reliance) (JUV002050 Animals/Cats) (JUV002070 Animals /Dogs) (JUV045000 Readers/Chapter Books) (JUV019000 Humorous Stories) (JUV039220 Social Themes / Values & Virtues) (JUV039090 Social Themes / New Experience)