Synopses & Reviews
Mole took a piece of pink paperand#160;and folded it in half. He drew a curvy line in pencil.
"That looks like my tail," giggled Mouse.
"Don't be silly!" chuckled Mole.
He cut along the line with scissors.
Snip, snip, snip!
"Presto!" Mole unfolded the paper.
"Why, it's a heart!" Mouse exclaimed.
"You are too clever, Mole!"
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Rosy-cheeked Mouse and shy Mole share their secret valentines and feel butterflies in their bellies in this seventh installment in the award-winning Mouse and Mole series. Wong Herbert Yee creates just the right combination of sweetness, humor, and heart with his words and images for this early reader audience. Readers will be smitten and swooning with this new tender and funny book in this artful and accessible series. As an added bonus, learn how to make a valentine to share in the back of the book!
Review
"Rush out and treat newly independent readers to this heartwarming tale that brings a satisfying end to the arc of Mouse and Mole's relationship."
and#8212;Kirkus
"This heartwarming, early chapter book unfolds with perfect pacing, and every word advances the plot, provides information, or delivers humor. A delightful addition."
and#8212;School Library Journal
"This romp of an early reader acknowledges that a first crush can feel every bit as momentous as a more long-term love."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly
"[A] gentle, simply written tale. . . A pleasant entry in the Mouse and Mole series."
and#8212;Booklist
"Full of blushing cheeks, butterflies-in-stomachs, and goofy grins, the seventhy title in the Mouse and Mole beginning reader series celebrates Valentine's Day with a mouse-gets-mole romantic comedy in four chapters."
and#8212;The Horn Book Magazine
Synopsis
Ling and Ting are twins. They have the same brown eyes. They have the same pink cheeks. They have the same happy smiles.Ling and Ting are two adorable identical twins, and they stick together, whether they are making dumplings, getting their hair cut, or practicing magic tricks. But looks are deceiving--people can be very different, even if they look exactly the same.
Synopsis
Ling and Ting are two adorable identical twins, and they stick together, whether they are making dumplings, getting their hair cut, or practicing magic tricks. But looks are deceiving--people can be very different, even if they look exactly the same. Illustrations.
Synopsis
Share a Valentine's Day secretand#160;with sweetheartsand#160;Mouse and Mole in the seventh installment to this Geisel Honor awardand#8211;winning early reader series.
About the Author
Grace Lin is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of Starry River of the Sky, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, Dumpling Days, and Ling and Ting, as well as picture books such as The Ugly Vegetables and Dim Sum for Everyone! Grace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Massachusetts. Her website is www.gracelin.com.