Max the Brave

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He tries to learn more about what mice are and how they look, but not everyone is as forthcoming as he would like. Here's hoping the success of the Max books encourages a reprint, because the copies at my library are falling apart!

Too often we get caught up and frazzled in our busy lives, and we just need something simple and cute to read to get us feeling normal again.Max is a cat who is trying to be more brave and catch a mouse — the thing is, he doesn’t know what a mouse looks like. Max the Brave has adorable illustrations and a fun read-aloud story that will have young readers laughing and coming back for more. As he goes from creature to creature, Max shows the readers that no question is too dumb or unworthy of being asked, let alone answered. Not sure just what a mouse looks like, Max interrogates a number of creatures, asking each one whether they are a mouse. There's one particular part (no spoilers here - but there's one almost black page, followed by a very colourful couple of pages) that my wee guy loves to read again and again, with excellent opportunities for fun sound effects.

These books are perefect to cuddle up and read with little ones, and for more confident kids to read themselves. The New York Times - 'Max is an expressive huge-eyed black ball of kinetic kittenness who pops against each page’s bright, differently colored background. It was lovely to see Alanna from the Play Team, they do such a wonderful job with the children and have such an important role. Definitely recommend Max the Brave for the younger ones — and would definitely be great in the classroom! This led to a genuinely amusing book that is sure to grab the attention of young readers and entertain the entire family all at once!This book is absolutely adorable and my goddaughter (Rory the Brave) is going to love it when she gets it for Christmas.