One Dark Night: A Picture Book Tale of Friendship

I love One Dark Night, a picture book by rhyme and rhythm master author Lisa Wheeler. It's a fun book to read aloud and a great plot for girls who like a little suspense with their storytime.

Mouse and Mole live in a "wee little house, in a wee little hole," while a beastly bear lives nearby in a "BIG GIANT lair." When the two tiny friends happen to leave their home One Dark Night, they face their fear of the mysterious woods together.

Meanwhile, BIG bear is tromping around his lair, seemingly impatient and very, very hungry. The tension builds as Mole and Mouse realize they are lost in the woods. Mouse must climb a tree where he spies a cave with a light on inside. Bear emerges from the cave, hungry as ever, fed up and baring his big teeth.

Mouse and Mole tremble in fear as they listen to the strange "SNARL-SNUFF-A-SNUFF" coming their way.

Will Bear find the good friends and gobble them up whole?

Kids will love this tension and the meter of the rhymed text that leads to a very satisfying ending. (Don't worry, no rodents were harmed in the making of this entertaining, well-written picture book).

With sweet illustrations by Ivan Bates, girls will be cooing over the depictions of Mouse and Mole (oooh, they are so cute!).

If you can pull off a tiny woodland animal voice (consider sucking on a helium balloon), you'll be even better off.

Enjoy One Dark Night, this is a guaranteed "Read it again, Please!" book that is sure to become a favorite in your house.