Illustrated by Anne Mortimer
Rating: Additional
HarperCollins, 2007, $16.99
ISBN: 0060572469
Age/Grade Level: PreK-2nd grade
HarperCollins, 2007, $16.99
ISBN: 0060572469
Age/Grade Level: PreK-2nd grade
In a drab village nestled between the mountains and the sea, an old chocolate maker listlessly displayed the same old chocolates in his dusty shop. But one day, for no particular reason, he made something different: chocolate mice with crunchy pink sugar tails. His usually lazy and uninterested cat tried one, and found that the taste made him so happy that he decided on a plan. He hid these little mice all over the place, and everyone who tasted them became inspired to create something new and different; soon the whole village blossomed.
The author has created another lovely cat tale, and the beautiful illustrations by Anne Mortimer turned it into a delicions confection. A short history of chocolate is appended, with a cautionary note not to feed any to cats!
Reviewer: Bea Carswell, Orange County Public Library/West Garden Grove Branch
