Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Here’s my rule of thumb for the day, folks–any book that contains a poncho of invisibility (not quite as good as a cloak of invisibility, but cheaper and easier to sew) is pretty much guaranteed to be a good time.  Case in point?  Ursula Vernon’s Hamster Princess:  Of Mice and Magic.  This second chronicle of Harriet Hamsterbone’s adventures with her trusty riding quail, Mumfrey, is a good time through and through.  In it, Harriet is recruited to break the curse on the 12 dancing mouse princesses, with entertaining (and eventually earth-shattering!) results.  If you’re a Wilbur fan, you’ll be glad to know that he shows up to lend a hand.  If you haven’t met Harriet yet, go get the first book and jump on in.  I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a book one of my children brought to my attention this much.