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Charlie & Mouse Even Better

Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Emily Hughes

Charlie and Mouse, two siblings, spend a day preparing for their mother’s birthday in four short chapters. Their morning begins with requests for pancakes in different shapes while Mom makes breakfast. Later, they go with Dad to shop for a present, then return home while he prepares a cake and they decorate. When the cake burns, Mouse keeps Mom occupied as Charlie finds another way to complete the celebration. The stories include family routines, birthday preparations, and the brothers’ ideas for gifts and decorations.

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Themes
Family · Food And Cooking · Holidays And Celebrations · Humor · Siblings
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Published
July 28, 2020
Pages
60
ISBN-13
9781452183428
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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