Melissa Martin
2022
Funny picture books help families bond with laughter. Laughing helps mental health. Kids love underpants stories! As an advocate of early literacy and mental health, Ohio author and child therapist, Melissa Martin, Ph.D., has authored a fun picture book for children. “Those Are Not My Underpants!” Published by Random House Books for Young Readers. Available at public libraries, school libraries, and bookstores.
Those Are Not My Underpants
One morning, Bear Cub wakes up and finds underwear hanging on a tree limb. Who could they belong to? Ever inquisitive, he sets out on a quest through the forest to find the tighty whities’ rightful owner. Could the underpants belong to Squirrel? Moose? Snake, maybe? Salmon? Each animal denies that the bloomers belong to them, but readers will surely be giggling every step on the way…especially when they find out who the underpants actually belong to.