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Mouse and Mole: Secret Valentine - (Mouse and Mole Story) by Wong Herbert Yee (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Mole took a piece of pink paper and folded it in half.
- Garden State Children's Book Awards (Easy Readers) 2016 4th Winner
- 6-9 Years
- 8.1" x 6.1" Hardcover
- 48 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Holidays & Celebrations
- Series Name: Mouse and Mole Story
Description
About the Book
Share a Valentine's Day secret with sweethearts Mouse and Mole in the seventh installment to this Geisel Honor award-winning early reader series.Book Synopsis
Mole took a piece of pink paper and folded it in half.
He drew a curvy line in pencil.
"That looks like my tail," giggled Mouse.
"Don't be silly!" chuckled Mole.
He cut along the line with scissors.
Snip, snip, snip!
"Presto!" Mole unfolded the paper.
"Why, it's a heart!" Mouse exclaimed.
"You are too clever, Mole!"
Rosy-cheeked Mouse and shy Mole share their secret valentines and feel butterflies in their bellies in this seventh installment in the award-winning Mouse and Mole series. Wong Herbert Yee creates just the right combination of sweetness, humor, and heart with his words and images for this early reader audience. Readers will be smitten and swooning with this new tender and funny book in this artful and accessible series. As an added bonus, learn how to make a valentine to share in the back of the book!
Review Quotes
"Rush out and treat newly independent readers to this heartwarming tale that brings a satisfying end to the arc of Mouse and Mole's relationship."
--Kirkus "This heartwarming, early chapter book unfolds with perfect pacing, and every word advances the plot, provides information, or delivers humor. A delightful addition."
--School Library Journal
"This romp of an early reader acknowledges that a first crush can feel every bit as momentous as a more long-term love."
--Publishers Weekly "[A] gentle, simply written tale. . . A pleasant entry in the Mouse and Mole series."
--Booklist "Full of blushing cheeks, butterflies-in-stomachs, and goofy grins, the seventhy title in the Mouse and Mole beginning reader series celebrates Valentine's Day with a mouse-gets-mole romantic comedy in four chapters."
--The Horn Book Magazine
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About the Author
Wong Herbert Yee has written many books for children, including Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends, which received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award in 2010. This is his seventh book about Mouse and Mole. He lives in Michigan with his family.Visit his website at sites.google.com/site/wongherbertyee/.