The pea patch jig by Hurd, Thacher

Title: The pea patch jig

Author: Hurd, Thacher

Illustration: Thacher Hurd

Publisher: Crown Publishers Inc

Comments

CIP info Despite being picked with the lettuce and almost ending up in a salad, Baby Mouse refuses to stay out of Farmer Clem's garden. I was concerned at first that the book was too long and had too much text. However, upon further review I noticed that the story was divided into small chapters. The illustrations are quite beautiful. They have a lot of color and movement in them. The text is limited on each page. This allows the illustrations to really tell the story, something I preferred in this story. The story is definitely different, but enjoyable. It is a great spring and summer story. The text and the illustrations are full of life, and the precocious little mouse brings back that fun part of our youth, the part that adults tend to forget they had. A book that works well for one on one sharing but may not work as well in a large storytime.