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K-3
Illustrated by
Leonid Gore.
Four similar-looking mouse brothers--Mick, Rick, Vick, and Nick--wear different-colored shirts so Mother can tell them apart. Patterned sentence structure and word repetition abound as each mouse chooses his favorite food, plans his future career, and picks a flower for Mommy. Textured acrylic illustrations with loose brush strokes capture the critters' personalities and little Nick's valiant efforts to be unique.