The end pages show a simple maze, with Squeak starting at one end, a block tower, shoe, books, and water bowl on the way, and a pile of seeds at the end. Squeak ventures out into the kitchen of his house. There's a blonde child doing homework at the table, another blonde child playing with blocks on the floor, a dog on the rug, and books, toys, and food scattered about the counters. Squeak investigates the toys, takes a nap in a shoe, gets a drink from the dog's water bowl, checks out a few books, and then, when the little girl stumbles with her bowl of cereal, zips out for a tasty snack. He finishes up in his house, showing a mother and two more siblings curled up in a nest and a child peeping through the hole in the baseboard. The end pages at the back show the same maze, but this time the pile of snacks is almost gone and Squeak is going into his hole.
Adults will not be too happy about the idea of a mouse in the house, and it's a bit too good to believe that Squeak doesn't leave any, um, traces as he wanders about, but kids will find this mildly amusing. It's an easy reader at a level C and the simple, pastel illustrations make a nice background for the simple words.
Verdict: While not particularly noteworthy, low-level easy readers are few and far between and this is a pleasant one with a cute mouse that will make a nice addition to your collection.
ISBN: 9780823439430; Published 2018 by Holiday House; Purchased for the library
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