Meet Leo: part dandelion, part lion, all ego. This laugh-out-loud read-aloud proves even a weed can have delusions of grandeur. ROAR! This is the tale of Leo, an ordinary dandelion . . . "I beg your pardon! I am anything but ordinary. I am a dande-LION, king of all creatures, and I rule over all. See how this beast bows before me? "Umm, I believe that cat is simply taking a nap on you? "Pish posh. Wise readers know I am magnificent. ROAR! What do you say to that? . . . GASP! Why are you laughing? I order you to stop laughing!" Tailor-made for hamming it up while reading aloud, The Legend of Leo is a silly and thought-provoking tale that has fun with our collective desire to think ourselves special. Be prepared for plenty of giggles and requests to make wishes on dandelions. Monica Acker is an author, educator, and avid cookie eater. She has a master's degree in teaching and is a reading tutor in the Reading, Massachusetts school system. She and her husband captain their crew of three children and over a dozen houseplants. To learn more about Monica, visit www.monicaacker.com.   Mikel Valverde is an author and illustrator. He works at a drawing table that someone rescued from an old factory before it was shut down. He has published numerous books, some translated into other languages, and even has received awards for his work. When he's not at the park with his daughter, he usually takes walks in the hills near his home. He lives very close to the coast, in the Basque Country, Spain.