lagobond's review
5.0
Awww yes! Thirty thieves come a-stealin' cheese, but Anatole saves the day. I don't know what it is about these books, but I can't stop smiling. This takes me back to my childhood days, when I knew without a doubt that kindness and justice matter, and that even when the odds seem overwhelmingly against you, you will have friends on your side, and together you can always outwit the baddies!
Playful language, with alliterations and a sprinkling of French to set the mood. The illustrations are great: that masterful interlude inside the barrel had me vigorously nodding my head in gleeful appreciation.
The kiddos (4 and 7 years old) love Anatole, too. A winner all around.
Playful language, with alliterations and a sprinkling of French to set the mood. The illustrations are great: that masterful interlude inside the barrel had me vigorously nodding my head in gleeful appreciation.
The kiddos (4 and 7 years old) love Anatole, too. A winner all around.
calistareads's review
4.0
This story was back to form and much better than the last few I have read in the series. Anatole is still a perfect know-it-all, but he’s back to being fun here.
Anatole goes on vacation and people break into his cheese factory and steal all the cheese. Anatole must find the cheese and save the factory. The poor owner, Duval, is not much of a businessman. He is robbed and instead of continuing to make cheese, he puts up a note saying he’s closed the factory until the cheese is found. It’s so silly. Who would keep going? It’s not a good story on having endurance when trouble hits life from Duval’s point of view.
The nephew thought this was fun. He wanted Anatole to do more than just catch the thieves, he wanted Anatole to beat up the thieves. I asked him how a little mouse could beat up people and he said if he were a ninja mouse he could do it. He gave this 3 stars.
This is the last Anatole book in the series I can get. The library system does not have Anatole and the Toy something, so this is the 9 of 10 book series I can read.
Anatole goes on vacation and people break into his cheese factory and steal all the cheese. Anatole must find the cheese and save the factory. The poor owner, Duval, is not much of a businessman. He is robbed and instead of continuing to make cheese, he puts up a note saying he’s closed the factory until the cheese is found. It’s so silly. Who would keep going? It’s not a good story on having endurance when trouble hits life from Duval’s point of view.
The nephew thought this was fun. He wanted Anatole to do more than just catch the thieves, he wanted Anatole to beat up the thieves. I asked him how a little mouse could beat up people and he said if he were a ninja mouse he could do it. He gave this 3 stars.
This is the last Anatole book in the series I can get. The library system does not have Anatole and the Toy something, so this is the 9 of 10 book series I can read.
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