One Is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale

Read the most by: boys and girls

After a human family finishes their Thanksgiving dinner, Mouse is overjoyed to discover the leftovers, starting with a teensy-tiny pea: One will be a feast for me. Mouse gathers more scavenged treats, from cranberries to a whole pie slice, until he builds a huge stack. When Cat, who is also hungry, startles Mouse, the precariously piled food goes flying, and Mouse scurries back to safety, without his festive treats.

Happily, though, the original pea is still reachable, and with renewed appreciation, Mouse enjoys a modest holiday meal. Coxs prose is descriptive and lively, though very young children may need help with some vocabulary (toothsome) and phrases: Mouses eyes were bigger than his stomach. The colorful, animated, mixed-media illustrations show the world

from arodent's perspective, with familiar foods and household items shown in towering proportions.