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nsnyder22's review
4.0
I love this new series of beginner reader books about a pair of odd couple mice, Cornbread and Poppy. The illustrations are cute, the dialog is simple but not boring, and the lessons are there without being over the top. I actually enjoyed reading this to my five-year-old and he could totally relate to the conflict over the peanut. A great new series (this is the second book but you don't have to start with first) reminiscent of Frog and Toad.
mldavisreads's review
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Children's fiction, first chapter book. Cornbread and Poppy are two very different mice but are the best of friends. In the first book we read about how Cornbread stocked up for the winter and Poppy wanted to play all fall. In this book Poppy is excite to find out there's a carnival in town. Cornbread is hesitant, making it very clear he doesn't want to go zooming on any rides. So they go to the carnival, eat, play games, and finally find a ride that Cornbread can handle. A cute little friendship story, broken down into three chapters. The illustrations are done in pen and ink with watercolor and they remind me of the books I read as a child.
library_kb's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
This book and set of characters reminded me a little bit of Frog and Toad. I think this would be a good read-alike for readers who are looking for more like Frog and Toad. Its about two mice named Poppy and Cornbread. Poppy is adventurous and Cornbread....isn't so much. They go to a carnival where the tables get turned a little bit. Other than a friendship fight (tantrum?) at the end, the book was pretty lighthearted. Recommend for 1st/2nd grade.
alicia_e's review
5.0
I never read children's books, but when I do, I'm usually drawn in because of the art work. What a cute little book.
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