Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole Book

Mouse and Mole are very excited. Minkus the Magnificent is in town - ONE SHOW ONLY! - and they can t wait to sit in the front row and see his tricks. After the abracadabras happen, though, something goes a bit wrong - and Mole is very disappointed to discover that magic is sometimes not exactly what it seems. How will Mouse help her friend realize that there is magic happening right in front of their very eyes? Wong Herbert Yee gives readers another grand adventure with two best friends, Mouse and Mole, who, despite their different outlooks on life, manage to show each other that friendship itself is a magical event!

Children's Literature

Excitedly arriving at Mouse's house, Mole is ready to go to the magic show with his friend. The pair have tickets for front row seats at Minkus the Magnificent's outdoor performance. The magician selects Mouse to assist in the magic act involving cloths. Mole happily volunteers to help Minkus with the card trick. During the finale, a white rabbit appears from the magic hat, tumbling out and knocking over the table. In the process, all of the magician's trade secrets are revealed. Mole is upset by the trickery of magic when he finds out he was duped. The next day, Mouse finds Mole still sulking. To cheer up her friend, Mouse shows Mole the true and real magic that exists in the world around them. This book is the second story about the two friends whose friendship is much like that of Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad." Reviewer: Carrie Hane Hung