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    Motor Mouse
    Motor Mouse
    Motor Mouse
    Audiobook16 minutes

    Motor Mouse

    Written by Cynthia Rylant

    Narrated by John McDonough

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Join Motor Mouse on three hilarious adventures in this irresistible start to a brand-new series from the creators of Gooseberry Park and the Mr. Putter and Tabby books! Motor Mouse is a busy little mouse, between driving his delivery car, eating cake, and visiting with friends. Come along with him on his adventures! In "The Friday Cake Day," Motor Mouse and his friend Telly have been looking forward all week to their Friday tradition of eating cake. But when Friday arrives, the Cake Shop is closed. This is not acceptable! Could a friendly hedgehog help them with their predicament? In "Going For a Look-About," Motor Mouse decides that instead of driving, he'd like to go for a look-about as a passenger instead. So he hires a cab to take him to places that bring back good memories of old friends. But is a brand-new friend right in front of him? In "Front Row at the Picture Show," Motor Mouse and his brother, Vincent, are going to a movie. Vincent always insists on getting a large bucket of popcorn to share, since it's a better deal than two small buckets. But he always hogs it! What is Motor Mouse to do? This sweet and funny trio of stories is sure to have young readers wanting to visit with Motor Mouse again and again.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 17, 2019
    ISBN9781980055761
    Motor Mouse
    Author

    Cynthia Rylant

    Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She's well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. cynthiarylant.com

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    • 5/5
      Endearing and clever with spot-on pictures and humorous prose and dialogue for the age group (and adults who love picture books!), The first chapter, "The Friday Cake Day," has a distinct British flavor: "In due time there was a village." "And it was QUITE ACCEPTABLE." "Going for a Look-About" has a touch of melancholy, but lightens at the end. The final chapter, "Front Row at the Picture Show" had me smiling at the picture references to old movies and cheering for Motor Mouse's solution to the sharing problem. This would make a wonderful read-aloud for storytime.
    • 3/5
      Author Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Arthur Howard, the team behind the popular Mr. Putter & Tabby early reader series, join forces again in this new picture-book, which contains three entertaining stories. In "The Friday Cake Day," Motor Mouse and his good friend Telly discover that pie is makes a delicious treat as well. In "Going For a Look-About," Motor Mouse gets tired of always driving but never looking, and hires a cabby to drive him down Memory Lane. Finally, in "Front Row at the Picture-Show," Motor Mouse finds a solution to his long-running quarrel with his brother Valentino about their popcorn bucket.An engaging picture-book examination of friendship, with brothers, long-time friends and new ones, Motor Mouse pairs a gentle but entertaining text from Rylant with appealing, humorous artwork from Howard. I've never happened to read any of the Mr. Putter & Tabby books, although I am very familiar with them, so this was my first experience with this particular team of children's book creators, and it was definitely a fun one! I appreciated the moments of genuine insight here - such as the fact that Valentino hogs the popcorn, without really being conscious of it - and the way in which the moments of unease were resolved with humor and compassion. Recommended to fans of this author/illustrator team, and to anyone looking for new picture-books about friendship.