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Christmas with the Mousekins

by Maggie Smith
40p. 978-0-37583-330-4.
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K-Gr 3—'Twas two weeks before Christmas and Mama, Papa, Mimi, Momo, and Baby Mousekin busily prepare for the holiday by selecting a tree, writing letters to Santa, baking cookies, caroling, and other traditional activities. The bustle of the season is captured in this sampler format, which includes crafts, recipes, poems, and Nana Mousekin's Christmas Eve story. The colorful, cozy artwork is filled with intricate detail that will appeal to the very young. The crafts, many of which require tracing of small patterns and recipes that involve baking, are geared for older children. Best for parent or teacher use with small groups.—Madeline J. Bryant, Los Angeles Public Library
This attractive picture book tells the story of a mouse family's homey Christmas preparations. Double-page spreads of detailed directions for making crafts and cookies alternate with spreads showing the Mousekin family busily baking, painting, sewing, knitting, and more. Even the noncrafty may be inspired by Smith's pattern-filled illustrations to take scissors in hand and cut out some snowflakes.
Reviewed by Madeline J. Bryant , Oct 01, 2010

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