Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Sue is reading Bella one of Bella's favorite books, in which Molly Lou Melon foils a bully by following her grandmother's advice to "Stand Tall." (Written by Patty Lovell, illustrated by David Catrow. Highly recommended by me. Also recommended: Not All Princesses Dress in Pink, by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple.)

I'm off in the morning for a weekend at the beach with Sue, to celebrate my 70th birthday. 

Imagine me blowing kisses your way, and should you find any bullies, stand tall against them and believe in yourself! (Note: outside the world of children's fiction, that doesn't always work. But it never hurts to stand tall anyway.)