SOPHIE MOUSE: THE CLOVER CURSE

SOPHIE MOUSE: THE CLOVER CURSE by Poppy Green. Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell

This was my latest pick of the Sophie Mouse series, The Clover Curse. If you are just joining us, this darling little series does NOT have to be read in order. I am just picking them up and reading them as they apply to the seasons. I will give you a "heads up" that this one centers around the idea of "luck." Read the review and if it is not a good fit, it is fine to skip this one! I will be continuing to read through them!

The Clover Curse is not necessarily a St. Patrick's Day read, but it does have to do with the idea of "good luck." Sophie finds a four leaf clover while out painting one afternoon. Elated she picks it, knowing that it is supposed to bring good luck. What ends up happening is a series of bad luck. When she confides to her friend that she found a four leaf clover and picked it, her friend shares with her a legend that is being passed around school that if you pick four leaf clovers then you are cursed with bad luck. Poor Sophie doesn't know what to do. She throws the four leaf clover away, but is that enough to get the bad luck to stop? SPOILER ALERT While at school a few days later, it comes out that one of the students made up the legend while playing a game with his friend. There never was a curse of bad luck. Sometimes we just have bad days. The book does end with Sophie being back out painting again. Regretting that she threw the clover away, she paints a good luck charm (which means she paints a picture of a four leaf clover).