84. The Elephant's Birthday (Mouse and Spoon). Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Janna Mattia. 2025. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [early reader, ready to read level 2, animal fantasy, series book; 5 stars]
First sentence: On Littleton Street in a little town, three little mice had a bakery. They were Ginger and Piper and Tom. Tom was the youngest in the family. Ginger was the oldest. And Piper was right in the middle. They had whiskers and long tails. And like all mice, they were very clean and tidy.
Premise/plot: Cynthia Rylant's newest early reader series, Mouse and Spoon, stars three lovely mice who run a bakery shop. In this book, ELEPHANT is having a birthday party. The order at the bakery is a LARGE one since Elephant is large AND he has many, many monkey friends who will need banana bread!
My thoughts: This one is adorable. It just is. I enjoyed spending time with Ginger, Piper, and Tom. The book is predictably delightful in that cutesy-sweet way. I will definitely be looking for all forthcoming books in the series. This is the second one I've read this year.
© 2025 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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