179. Motor Mouse

Motor Mouse. Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. 2019. 62 pages. [Source: Library]

 First sentence: Motor Mouse and his friend Telly loved cake.

 Premise/plot: Motor Mouse is a new early reader series by Cynthia Rylant. It has three stories all starring Motor Mouse and his friends. The three stories are "Friday Cake Day," "Going for a Look About," and "Front Row at the Picture Show."

My thoughts: I really enjoyed this one! My absolute favorite of the three was "Friday Cake Day." The two friends always, always, always have cake together on Friday. But what happens when there is NO CAKE. As Telly laments, "What is the point of it all without cake?" Still, these two friends find a bit of joy when a new friend introduces them to the goodness of PIE. 

The other two stories were fun as well. In the final story, Motor Mouse and his brother, Valentino, go to the picture show...and some sibling quibbling results. Does Valentino really HOG all the popcorn? Does Motor Mouse really mind all that much??? 

Overall, I thought this was a strong (solid) selection of stories. I'd definitely recommend it to parents and teachers. 

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