I enjoy jazz music, so I had to read this one! Not a homerun, but cute enough. ( )

Jazz brings together cat and mouse together. Good, lively fun. ( )

Thelonieous MOuse is a scat singing mouse, he loves creating music with his voice and little body and often stays behind while his family takes advantage of the cat sleeping to gather food. Theloneious is obsessed with music to the point where he would rather dance and sing than gather food. His parents warn him that this will lead to his death if he does not change his ways, but this does not stop him. He brushes death several time due to his singing and the cat is so close to eating him on these occasion. Thelonious discovers a piano and that is it he cannot stop playing, as the cat hovers over him he croons her into the song! They become a duet and Thelonious the scat singing mouse has won over his enemy! ( )

I won a signed copy of Thelonious Mouse in a drawing held by the author. I was drawn to the cover and the title because they implied sass and humor. I was not disappointed. The pictures are lively and the text is jazzy. Thelonious is a little bit too sure of himself and cocky, but he’s a precocious character who knows no fear. The story of a musical mouse who just can’t help himself winning over the cat through music is a good one. I would have preferred a little less telling and a little more showing, but in the main, I enjoyed it very much. I also believe it will be a hit with children because of its energy. Parents will have to wet their whistles before they read this one aloud. It’s a mouthful when Thelonious is at his scatting best. ( )