The Books

Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores

by James Howe
Illustrated by Amy Walrod

One Potato Review

Pity the tomboy. Two boy-mice in an inseparable trio of adventurers leave their friend Dolores at the doorstep of the Mega-Mice clubhouse where everyone is sword fighting, sling-shotting and otherwise nailing each other’s shoelaces to the floor. “No Girls Aloud

Allowed” reads the sign on the porch. “A girl mouse must do what a girl mouse must do what a girl mouse must do…” decides Dolores, and redirects herself to the Cheese Puffs club where that day the scheduled project is “Gifts for Mother Made from Muenster.”  And the next: “How to Get a Fella Using Mozzarella.” Pretty grim pickings in other words. And Dolores doesn’t stand for it – swordfights or dating tips? –  just like we hope she won’t.