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Bunting, Eve

The Mother's Day Mice

32 pp. | Houghton | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-88033-7 $8.99
Reissue (1986, Clarion)

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jan Brett. Three mouse siblings slip quietly out of the house early Mother's Day morning to find presents in the woods. After nearly being caught by a fox and an owl, they give Mother a dandelion and strawberry--and Little Mouse sings a song. Brett's illustrations, rendered in glowing, brilliant colors, are the perfect complement to the cozy, sentimental story. An affectionate tribute to the holiday.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1986