A MOUSE FAMILY CHRISTMAS

A MOUSE FAMILY CHRISTMAS by Deborah Underwood. Illustrated by Leah Hong.

Some of our favorite Christmas picture books include mice - Mortimer's Christmas Manger and The Little Drummer Mouse are a couple that quickly come to mind. A Mouse Family Christmas could easily slide into that category as well! Hugo Mouse and his family are eagerly hustling and bustling around the upstairs preparing for Christmas. When they notice there's none of the ordinary hustle and bustle downstairs in the older man's house in which they live, they investigate. A blizzard has kept his family from arriving to celebrate with him. Hugo knows that even though they're supposed to stay hidden away from humans, it's time for a little intervention to bring some Christmas cheer to the older man's day.

This is a super sweet book that helps remind us to take care of the older members of our community and to be a blessing to others in general!

Leah Hong's illustrations are marvelous in this wonderful book! Red, green, and gold abound with accents of dark blue. Care emanates from the pages as the mice prepare the downstairs for the owner. Delightful!