About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is caught between the logic of science and the wild world of their own imagination. It is a perfect fit for the elementary schooler who treats the kitchen like a laboratory and believes that with just the right formula, anything is possible. Trudie, known as Lab Coat Girl, is on a mission to turn her friend Ben into a superhero using experimental food combinations. Beyond the hilarious culinary disasters, the story explores the delicate balance of a middle-grade friendship and the importance of perseverance when experiments (and life) do not go as planned. It is a lighthearted, fast-paced read that celebrates curiosity, trial and error, and the loyalty found in childhood bonds. Parents will appreciate the way it models the scientific method through play and the gentle lesson that being a hero is often about how we treat our friends rather than having actual superpowers.
