Gr. 2^-4. A sequel to
Meet the Molesons (1994), this book (translated from the German) features six new episodes about the mole family. In the first, the children wash the family's dirty dishes by hosing them down in the backyard. In the last, Grandma discovers that she can't use her credit card to buy ice-cream cones, so she uses it to purchase a hat and a recorder instead and becomes a street musician, collecting coins for ice cream. There's often something a little off-key about the Moleson books, yet they do provide stories for children making the transition from beginning readers to chapter books. Ink drawings brightened with colorful washes appear on every page. Written in the first person from the son's point of view, the book ends with the suggestion that readers write down stories from their own families.
Carolyn Phelan
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-3?Originally published in Switzerland, this amusing chapter book is the third in a series that features a mole family: Molly and Morris, the parents; twins Dusty and Dugless; and Grandma, who's "pretty wild for an old lady." Dugless narrates, beginning by saying that they're an ordinary family that sometimes does "funny stuff" and encouraging readers to write their own stories. In short, breezy chapters, he relates an innovative way to wash dishes, wallpaper the living room, build a tree house, visit an art museum, play in the rain, and earn money for ice cream. He ends by saying that he has more stories to tell, but his "pencil is worn right down to the stub" and he's "run out of paper." The illustrations are imaginatively drawn in colored pencil and watercolors and carry the action well. The Molesons are a charming bunch who will engage young readers.?Christina Dorr, Calcium Primary School, Calcium, NY
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