Little Mole’s Wish by Sang-Keun Kim - NO

Little Mole’s Wish by Sang-Keun Kim. PICTURE BOOK. Schwartz & Wade (Random House), 2019.  $18. 9780525581345

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - NO

AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW

Little Mole is feeling lonely because he is new to the neighborhood.  As he is waiting for the bus, he makes himself a bear friend from the accumulating snow.  When they finally get on the bus, he wakes to find his friend has melted away.  That night he makes wish and in the morning a surprise awaits him.

While comparable to the classic Frosty the Snowman, it has none of the accompanying magic. Little Mole comes off as sad and pitiful instead of full of wonder.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS