The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Segal, Lore

More Mole Stories and Little Gopher, Too

40 pp. | Farrar/Foster | April, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-374-35026-4 $16.00

(2) PS Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier. Grandmother Mole takes on some of the more greedy, anarchic moments of preschooler-hood in four perceptive, amusing, and short tales. With the compelling patterns and verbal economy of a gifted storyteller, Segal draws us into an idiosyncratic, comfortable world. Ruzzier's portrait of the moles as lovable grotesques complete this mix of homey charm and otherworldly weirdness.

Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2005