The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Brenner, Barbara

Too Many Mice

32 pp. | Gareth | December, 1998 | Library ISBN 0-8368-1771-0 $$18.60
1992, Little Rooster

(3) K-3 Bank Street Ready-to-Read series. Illustrated by John Emil Cymerman. Her lone cat is no match for a houseful of mice, so Nita rounds up some hungry felines, which soon overrun her home. The circular tale continues with dogs chasing away the cats, alligators scaring off dogs, and so on, until a mouse's services are needed. The predictable plot and repetition of key words make the text particularly appropriate for beginning readers. Lively full-color illustrations offer visual clues.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger