Description: "When the Katz family moves in, C.J. the mouse is scared. "Don't go," says the littlest cat. "I could use a friend." C.J joins the Katz family for dinner and helps them celebrate Hanukkah"--
Brief description: Joy Nelkin Wieder is an author, artist, and educator. Her picture book The Passover Mouse, illustrated by Shahar Kober, was awarded the SCBWI/PJ Library Jewish Stories Award and was chosen as a PJ Library selection. Her historical novel The Secret Tunnel has been selected for the PJ Our Way program. When she's not writing or illustrating books for children, she might be painting landscapes or training service dogs. Joy loves latkes with applesauce and sour cream, especially during Hanukkah! She lives outside Boston with her husband and two cats. Visit http: //www.jnwieder.com for more information.
Review Quotes:
"Cartoony illustrations provide reassurance from the start that the mouse and Katzes will end up friends."--Horn Book Magazine
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