The Mummy & Me: A Monster’s Tale by Danesh Mohiuddin is the typical child being a child and trying to be a good child, but well, you know things happen, but with not so typical characters, story. Mummy’s love their children but sometimes it is tiring. Even when they do their best, like using their indoor howls (or so they think). But dancing is fun. Slurping lunch is a delight. And getting ready for bed when the sun starts to shine is divine! And in this tail of a “wee wolf” and his Mummy (literally) we see how this, and a lot more, is done.
Mohiuddin’s illustrations are cute, simple, somewhat busy and as colorful as monsters who have fun all night like. If you like the illustrations of Princess Pru and the Ogre on the Hill and Princess Pru and the Switcheroo by Maureen Fergus, you will enjoy these, too, as Mohiuddin is the illustrator to all three of them. While the idea itself, and even the format, is not new, it is fun and a nice addition to bedtime (or daytime) stories. It is good for Halloween or for any time to read. It is a nice, cozy book that kids will enjoy and adults relate too.
Things are totally tongue-in-cheek, cheeky and punny. This book might not become a classic, but it has class, sass and is snazzy. It will be a great book to curl up and read with your own little wee wolf. Currently available, I read via an online reader copy.
