Hugo Sprouts is a fantastic tale about a boy frustrated with being small. Luckily, Hugo P. Sprouts is a mad scientist and determined to find a solution... In his lab, Hugo develops a potion and finally becomes the biggest kid in town—but also the biggest jerk around. Hugo has great power, but will he learn responsibility before it’s too late?  John Loren's rhyming, invention-gone-wrong picture book is a silly, fun read-aloud full of heart. This madcap tale of a whiz-kid was partly inspired by the struggle of good and evil in Stevenson’s classic Jekyll and Hyde , with a little scoop of Godzilla for good measure. Hugo Sprouts and the Strange Case of the Beans  is a celebration of curiosity and ingenuity that fans of   Andrea Beaty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer   and Chris Van Dusen’s  If I Built a Car  will love. “Loren’s ear for cadence is utterly divine [and] it’s the art that really pops off the page. Fans of classic Looney Tunes may see many visual callbacks while the plot and rhymes harken back to old-school Dr. Seuss. Fast, furious, and funny, this book is one to grow on." - Kirkus Reviews John Loren sprouted up in Maine many years ago. Now he’s an author and illustrator whose work spans video games, comics, and animation. He’s also a proud pop who reminds his kids to eat their beans every day. Frankenstein Doesn’t Wear Earmuffs! was his debut and Hugo Sprouts and the Strange Case of the Beans is John’s second picture book.