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Synopsis
One day Mordant the mole looks up at the sky and sees a cloud shaped like a turtle . . . When Mordant the mole wishes for a friend, he sets off a chain of events that gracefully lead the reader to the happiest of endings.
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About the Author
Valerie Coursen graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She lives with her family in Narberth, Pennsylvania.
From Kirkus Reviews
Mordant the Mole wishes for a friend and gets one in this greeting-card-pretty picture book. Mordant sees a cloud in the sky that looks like a turtle, and wishes the turtle were real, and his friend. While he is wishing, he blows on a white dandelion and scatters its seeds, which causes a bike rider to think of snow, and then, snow cones. Cause and effect all but take over, as the drips from the snow cone remind a bird to visit its aunt, a barber takes liberty with a haircut, etc. The chain reaction isn't perfect, but does lead to a turtle's crossing a road in time to meet Mordant. In Coursen's first book, the gouache colors are light and airy; some of the visual perspectives are intriguing, e.g., a rose from the beetle's point of view. The illustrations are the highlight of the book: There's a good idea behind all the activity, but it's not as tightly timed as David Macaulay's Shortcut (1995), nor does it fully engage readers, emotionally, to carry them over the bumps in the plot. Those old enough to know the meaning of Mordant's name may wonder if his wish for a friend is, after all, mere sarcasm. (Picture book. 5-7) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherHenry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 080506706X
- ISBN 13 9780805067064
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages40
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