Rating: WORTHY!
This is a great book for helping teach young children to count up to ten. It's presented in the form of a birthday party for a charming young mouse named Pepper (full disclosure: this is a favorite name of mine, having known two different people who were named or nicknamed Pepper, and loving both of them!). As the preparations for the party are undertaken, it so happens that a progressively increasing variety items are encountered - it's almost as though the author planned it that way!
Pepper is a charmer and the author's art work makes it clear how fun and warm this whole celebration really is. I recommend this one for a sweet and colorful story, and for its educational value.
