Always a favorite to read during Christmas.

Cute follow up book to one of our family favorites. We love little mouse!

Follows the same concept as the original story not quite as good but, it's fun and sweet story.

This is always under our Christmas tree so we can read it over and over.

We love the original book (with the red ripe strawberry) and loved this too. It was also great to talk about how Christmas is for giving and how kind the mouse is.

Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

This picture book is so very cute and fun! It's one of my favorites. It's a story of little Mouse, who has lots of Christmas presents, but is afraid of the big, hungry bear who loves Christmas presents in the cold, dark cave at the top of the hill. Little Mouse puts chains on the presents and nails boards on his door to keep out the big bear. Then he starts feeling sorry for the bear who never gets any presents. So he decides to take his presents to the top of the hill for the bear, and he gets a surprise.

Cute and quick for the younger crowd, and a great sequel to the original, the mouse at first wants to prevent the bear from stealing his presents. But when he realizes the bear doesn’t have any gifts to open, mouse brings Christmas to the bear.

This book takes place on a cold winter day to be specific christmas. It starts with a little mouse who is just trying to find a friend to who he can celebrate christmas with but he can't seem to find anyone. eventually you get to see this very hungry bear looking for something to eat and to find some warmth. The bear gets inside eventually which scares this little mouse as he rummages through things. but the mouse eventually sees that this big ole bear is nothing but a softy so by the end they become close friends who share a meal together.

This is a cute Christmas book that talks about a bear who does not ever get anything for Christmas. Then a brave mouse brings the bear Christmas presents and the bear is so happy. This would be a good book to read to talk about the beginning, middle, and end because it has such distinctive beginning, middle, and end.

3/5 (physical book)

Another fun holiday story. I really love the way in which the author shapes the story to create a relationship with two unlikely friends. The big hungry bear is always left out of the festivities because all of the other creatures are scared of him. The little mouse takes it upon himself to change Christmas for the big hungry bear. Really cute story!

A sweet christmas book about the true meaning of christmas: sharing!

Cute, simple story with darling illustrations and message of sharing the gifts of Christmas, even with those who might not be your best friend--yet.