even though they're having his favorite
(spaghetti, of course).
He isn't ready to get rid of any of his
treasures.
treasures.
What can he do?
Spaghetti puts on his thinking cap."
From the opening page, young readers are going to love Spaghetti. He is so darn cute, as they look at him through an open hole in a piece of paper holding part of a spaghetti strand in his tiny mouth. Turns out that the tiny mouse is a collector of many assorted things. It is his imagination that allows him to see in these things what others do not. To him, it is always treasure! He can turn tiny pencil stubs into stilts, or spaghetti and a toilet paper roll into a cat mask.
His favorite thing to collect is spaghetti (hence his name). Not everyone in the mouse house loves the clutter that he collects. They don't see the beauty as Spaghetti sees it. They complain about it being a mess, about losing their own special objects, and how much space it takes. How could he have too much? When charged with that, it only makes Spaghetti want to collect even more.
It isn't long until the demands grow for getting rid of the treasure. He's just not ready to give it up. What can he do? Wanting to please everyone in the house, the tiny mouse sets out to make something for everyone to enjoy. Watchful eyes follow his every move as he continues his work in earnest. He is the envy of all when his dream is realized.
Digitally created mixed-media artwork will have readers returning again and again to be sure they haven't missed a single thing. It might even give them ideas for constructing something they can be proud of, as Spaghetti is proud of his work.
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