Meet Maximus Todd! He's the kid who can't sit still. Max gets a case of the Super Fidgets on a school trip to the art gallery. He decides to focus on the colour green to distract himself. It's not easy but he's determined to win the challenge he has set.
Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid — especially if you're a bit different — inspiration sometimes strikes at the most unexpected times.
Meet Maximus Todd!
He's the kid who can't sit still! A pickle of a problem especially when he's on a school field trip! Here, clever Max invents a colour game to keep his Super Fidgets at bay. If Max loses, he's doomed to hang out with grade four's meanest bully. For the ENTIRE outing! Can Max find inspiration in art to save the day?
Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid — especially if you're a bit different — there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places.
L. M. NICODEMO credits both motherhood and her 30-year career as a teacher for inspiring the creation of quirky and lovable Maximus Todd. She lives with her family in southwestern Ontario.
GRAHAM ROSS is an illustrator and designer who has illustrated many books for a wide range of Canadian children's book publishers. He lives in a log home in the woods with his family just outside of Merrickville, Ontario.
