Review Detail

Little Mole Gives Thanks

Kids Fiction 501

When your guests don't show up...

October 07, 2023

Overall rating

3.5

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

3.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

3.0

Little Mole is very excited to be having a forest feast! He's made pinecone pie and acorn stew, set the table, and is eagerly awaiting his Very Important Guest. His friends stop by to admire his work and ask what he is doing, and he tells them that he is waiting for the folks he invited. He's brushed his fur and gotten ready, but when his guests arrive, he is disappointed. Principal Porcupine has an event at school, Fireman Fox has to clean his fire truck, and Mayor Moose has a council meeting. Downcast, Little Mole is comforted by his friends, who are more than glad to come to his feast. The day is saved when Little Mole is able to honor the people are really Very Important in his life with all of his hard work.

Good Points

The refrain of "Who's this special seat for?" will make this a good choice for read alouds as the holiday season approaches. The illustrations have a lot of delightful fall colors, and Little Mole has a wide variety of friends.

This author and illustrator have also collaborated on Little Mole Goes to School, Little Mole Finds Hope, and Little Mole's Christmas Gift if you want to read more of his adventures!

There are a fair number of picture books about Thanksgiving, so Little Mole is a good addition to Ehrenberg's Pearl and Squirrel Give Thanks, Fryer Brown's Twelve Dinging Doorbells, Alsdurf's Thanksgiving in the Woods, and if you can find a copy, the 1971 favorite, the Devlin's Cranberry Thanksgiving.