Chocolate Moose - Hardcover

Kneen, Maggie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525422021 ISBN 13: 9780525422020

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2011

Synopsis

Chocolate Moose loves chocolate almost as much as he loves to help. When this BIG moose starts helping in Mrs. Mouse's LITTLE kitchen, the only thing he cooks up is a huge chocolate mess! But Mrs. Mouse's four little mice don't mind at all-could this messy baker make the perfect babysitter?

About this title

About the Author:

Maggie Kneen has illustrated several books for children, including The Twelve Days of Christmas (Dutton). She lives in Cheshire, England.

From Booklist:

Whats the difference between a u and an o? A mouse and a moose! Moose loves chocolate, but when he misreads the Help Wanted sign in the window of Mrs. Mouses bakery, it becomes quickly evident that he may be in for trouble. The mouse-sized bakery cannot accommodate his moose-sized body, and hes too large to handle the tiny kitchen utensils. This sugar-sweet story has a perennially wise message at its center: we all have talents, it just takes a while to find them. Although Moose is hopeless as a baker, he is ideal as a babysitter to Mrs. Mouses crying children. This is a winsome offering, illustrated in soft-edged shapes and pastel colors. Moose has a Pooh-bear cuddliness, while the mice are drawn with more detail. Their clothes and expressions distinguish them from each other, and the size difference among creatures is exaggerated for good comedic effect as Moose bumbles about. The baby mice are delighted with Moose, and children will be, too. Preschool-Grade 2. --Kara Dean

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0525422021
• ISBN 13: 9780525422020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32