Big Mean Mike is the biggest, toughest dog in the wholeneighborhood. He has a big, mean car that he likes to drive aroundthe big, mean streets. Everyone knows that Mike is big and mean,and that’s just the way he likes it. But one day a tiny, fuzzybunny shows up in his car. Mike can’t believe it! Before anyone cansee, he puts the bunny down on the sidewalk and drives away. Whenthe tiny, fuzzy bunny shows up again — and this time brings afriend — Mike tells them both to get lost. Big mean dogs do nothang out with tiny, fuzzy bunnies! But gosh, those bunnies sure arecute. . . . From best-selling author Michelle Knudsen andillustrator Scott Magoon comes a comical lesson about how keepingup your image is not nearly as fun as being your own quirkyself.

Michelle Knudsen is the author of the New York Timesbest-selling picture book Library Lion, illustrated by KevinHawkes; Argus, illustrated by Andréa Wesson; and the fantasy novelsThe Dragon of Trelian and The Princess of Trelian.She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Scott Magoon has illustrated several books for children,including If Waffles Were Like Boys by Charise MericleHarper and Otto: The Boy Who Loved Cars by Kara LaReau.Scott Magoon lives near Boston, Massachusetts.