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Mouse & Mole – Lo and Behold!
Book Review
The pictures in the stories give you a little break from reading
Storm liked that the three stories in this book where all about the lead up to Christmas she said “Mouse and Mole must be really good friends because in the first story mouse helped mole by making a snow mouse and then in the story about the advent calendar mole helped mouse with all the jobs and then in the last one mole sent the letters up the chimney but he did eat a mince pie!”
Storm read this book herself and loved the pictures being in the middle of the writing as she said it gave her a little break while she looked at them.
Storm told me all about the story and said that they had lots of jobs to do in December so that is what made Christmas come sooner. It was nice to hear her giggling at certain parts of the story especially when they bumped into each other thinking that each other where in bed and they thought it was Father Christmas.
This is definitely a book we will read again in the lead up to Christmas.
About the Book
From the creative duo behind Mouse & Mole, Joyce Dunbar and James Mayhew, this book contains the latest trilogy of charming stories about these endearing animal characters as they get ready to celebrate Christmas.
This lovely collection of stories has a theme of friendship that will charm the adults reading the stories as much as the children listening in. The pictures by James Mayhew are detailed and have an old-fashioned pen and ink style that we love.
Author
Joyce Dunbar
Joyce Dunbar (born 6 January 1944 in Scunthorpe, England) is a celebrated English children’s author who has written more than 70–80 books for young readers. Her most beloved works include the bedtime classic Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep and the affectionate animal-friend series Mouse and Mole (illustrated by James Mayhew), which has been adapted for television.
Illustrator
James Mayhew
James Mayhew (born 1964) is an English children’s-book author and illustrator, best known for his beloved Katie picture-book series, as well as works like Ella Bella Ballerina and his illustrations for other authors’ stories such as Gaspard the Fox. He is also a storyteller and live-art performer: during concert performances he creates illustrations in real time to accompany classical music, bringing together art, narrative and music to enchant young audiences.
Reviewer Profile
Storm, 6
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