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Max the Brave

by Ed VERE
1 CD. 15 min. Recorded Books. 2015. $15.75. ISBN 9781501906954. digital download.
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PreS-Gr 2—Max is not a kitten who enjoys being dressed up in bows. He is fearless and brave and quite determined to chase a mouse. Unfortunately, Max does not know what a mouse looks like. He proceeds to explore his surroundings, asking each animal he meets whether it is a mouse. The animals—Fly, Fish, Bird, and Elephant—help by providing Max with information on Mouse's whereabouts. But one of the animals, with a strangely mouselike voice, misleads poor Max and gets him into a great deal of trouble. Narrator L.J. Ganser speaks slowly and clearly, giving playful voices to the animal characters. Elephant especially has a delightfully silly voice that will appeal to young children.
VERDICT While having the physical book on hand might clarify certain scenes, listeners are sure to be charmed by Max's amusing antics. ["Full of playful humor": SLJ 6/15 review of the Sourcebooks Jabberwocky book.]
Reviewed by Amanda Spino, Ocean County Library, NJ , Feb 01, 2016

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