Those charmed by Mouse's previous adventures inOne is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale(2009) andCinco de Mouse-O!(2010) should prepare for gasps and giggles as he struggles through a series of (somewhat) unfortunate events.After peeking from his "hidey-hole," Mouse ventures out to make the most of a trick-or-treater's dropped bag. He crawls into it, finding "more candy than Mouse had ever seen"but he is whisked off while still inside. After being carried, swinging and swaying, around the neighborhood, the sack is dropped again, and disoriented Mouse finds himself caught in a serious downpour. Seeking shelter, he scampers into an abandoned house. Is it haunted? No, but heislost, far from his home. In a sweet turn, candy literally saves the night. Mouse spies "a cherry lollipop shining in the moonlight," one of many pieces of Halloween loot that make a trail he can follow all the way home. Cox keeps readers turning pages with fast-paced action in her descriptive text. Ebbeler contributes plenty for the eye to feast upon in his bountiful acrylic-on-paper scenes. Readers will delight in the cast of costumed characters populating the pages and get a true feel for Mouse's perspective in both exciting and slightly dire situations.Consider this a Halloween treat for children ready for longer, more visually complex picture-book fare.(Picture book. 4-7)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Having survived Thanksgiving in One Is a Feast for Mouse (2008) and a parade in Cinco de Mouse-O! (2010), Cox's curious, bespectacled mouse is back in trouble when he scurries into a child's trick-or-treat bag and ends up being toted to a haunted house. Ebbeler's acrylics have rarely been finer, creating dizzying point-of-view panoramas as Mouse views the world upside down, sideways, and every other way as he is carried in a bag full of seemingly giant candy. Clever Halloween details abound for the sharp-eyed reader, but even those who are sleepy-eyed will get a kick out of this.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2010 Booklist

In Mouse's third holiday adventure (after Cinco de Mouse-o and One Is a Feast for Mouse), he hitches a ride in a trick-or-treat bag, but gets motion sickness and finds shelter from a storm in a (maybe) haunted house. Ebbeler fills his acrylic spreads with angular, mouse-eye perspectives and whimsical costumes that will tickle readers' imaginations. Mouse, with his Rachel Maddow-style eyeglasses, striped shirt, and oversize ears, is a charming guide to this richly detailed world. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

PreS-Gr 3-It's Halloween night, and when Mouse sees costumed kids ringing doorbells and receiving candy, he decides to go after some treats, too. He jumps into a paper trick-or-treat bag and has his fill of lollipops, chocolate bars, and sour balls before nibbling a hole in the bag so he can see where the children are heading next. When an unexpected thunderstorm sends Mouse running for cover, he scampers into an old, abandoned house. At every turn, he hears rattling bones and muffled noises and sees pale, floating shapes. Mouse isn't scared, though. In the shimmery moonlight, he realizes the sounds are coming from wind chimes and a croaking frog and the shapes are fluttering curtains. Following a trail of candy that leaked from his bag, Mouse returns home to have a Halloween party of his own. Eerie instrumental background music sets the tone for this holiday story by Judy Cox, and the well-paced narration is enhanced by the additional sounds of creaky doors, rumbling thunder, and pouring rain. The muted colors of the acrylic illustrations are perfect for an autumn tale, and the darker colored scenes are especially fitting when Mouse enters the haunted house. VERDICT This production will be perfect for early elementary school viewers in search of a sweet, not scary Halloween adventure.-Anne Bozievich, Friendship Elementary School, Glen Rock, PA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.