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Howe, James

Horace and Morris Join the Chorus (but What about Dolores?)

32 pp. | Atheneum | October, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-689-83939-1 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Amy Walrod. The trio of friends is back in their second book. Here, Dolores is odd mouse out because she can't sing. She is heartbroken when she doesn't make the cut for the school chorus although her two best buddies Horace and Morris do. Strong-minded Dolores determines she will find a way to prove herself chorus-worthy. Using bright acrylics, Walrod's enthusiastic mice are all nicely individuated.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2003