Martine Murray: A Moose Called Mouse

By MARGIE THOMSON

Beautifully illustrated with the author's own paintings, this captivating book is also very cute and conveys the mysterious, funny wonder of childhood.

A girl has a very special friendship with a moose whom she meets at night in a field, trembling in the dark, and together they do some very simple but wonderful things that make them very happy.

I listened to two 7-year-old boys spontaneously begin reading it in unison.

To my surprise they kept going in this fashion right to the end, compelled by the story, their voices reflecting something of its magic.

Allen & Unwin

$29.95