Santa Mouse by Michael Brown, illustrated by Elfrieda De Witt. PICTURE BOOK. Little Simon, 2019 (reprint from 1966). $18. 9781534437937
BUYING ADVISORY: NOT RECOMMENDED
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
A lonely little mouse is ready for bed on Christmas Eve when he realizes that no one has left a gift for Santa. When Santa finds the no-name mouse’s favorite bit of cheese, he gifts the tiny creature with a name and takes him along on his journey.
Written back in 1966, I can understand why I never knew about this book. I even looked up the original album on youtube, because it has never appeared on any of the hipster Christmas compilations I own. Its just not that good. DeWitt’s illustrations are charming – the best part. Brown’s text is ill paced and difficult to read aloud. The song is somewhat cute, but doesn’t give the detail included in the book. There are many much cuter Christmas books out there.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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