Smith, Jeff. Little Mouse Saves the Day! Jeff Smith, Illus. Toon, 06/2025. [34]pp. Reader. Trade $13.99. 978-1-6626-6545-5. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
Little Mouse wakes up, seeing a shadow in his closet. Is it a cat or a person? He summons his courage to turn on the light to see what it is in this follow-up to Little Mouse Gets Ready (2009). Labeled a “Level 1 First Comics for Brand-New Readers,” the text appears in dialogue balloons, with the deeply colored cartoon artwork set on to one or two panels per page. Emergent readers will be attracted to the comic book format, the brevity of the text, and the way the illustrations tell much of the relatable story.
Penny Peck—San José State University iSchool