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K-Gr 3 Doyen's utterly sound and alive story is paired with the perfect illustrator, whose deft touch provides all the eeriness that it begs for. The cautionary tale begins with the "eldermice" telling the youngsters who are gathered to play in the night air that the woods and ponds are filled with creatures dangerous to their kind. With gloriously nonsensical words and phrases (e.g., "scritchscrambles"), the author manages to get the point across that there is muc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this witty text, complete with amusing invented words, elder mice warn the youngsters against venturing into the night: "...Log In or Sign Up to Read More